Beyond The Stone Arches: An American Missionary Doctor In China (1892-1932); Author: Bliss, Edward, Jr.; Hardback; Book

Author: Bliss, Edward, Jr.
Hardback; Book
256 pages
Published: January 2001
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 0471397598
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In 1892 Edward Bliss packed up his family and embarked on a journey that took him to a remote outpost in feudal China, where he served as a medical missionary until the early days of Mao Zedong. Bliss battled malaria, plague, floods, and encroaching communist armies to help make the world a better place. He healed the sick, worked as a farmer, delivered babies, and bred cattle -- all for the glory of God and dignity of man. This remarkable biography, written by Bliss's son, is a luminous portrait of an exemplary figure, a man whose remarkable life story offers readers inspiration to face adversity in their own time. Beyond the Stone Arches also delivers a sharply etched portrait of one of the great social movements in recent history -- the outpouring of missionaries to Asia, AfAn American Missionary Doctor in China, 1892-1932. In 1892 Edward Bliss packed up his family and embarked on a journey that took him to a remote outpost in the Fujian province of feudal China. An American Missionary Doctor in China, 1892-1932. In 1892 Edward Bliss packed up his family and embarked on a journey that took him to a remote outpost in the Fujian province of feudal China.In 1892 Edward Bliss packed up his family and embarked on a journey that took him to a remote outpost in feudal China, where he served as a medical missionary until the early days of Mao Zedong. This biography, written by Bliss' son, tells the story of this missionary's remarkable career.