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The '''China Inland Mission''' was a British [[missionary]] organisation formed in Britain in 1865 by [[Hudson Taylor]] (1832–1905), to reach the [[Chinese]] with the message of Christ. It was interdenominational.
The '''China Inland Mission''' is a [[missionary]] organisation formed in Britain in 1865 by [[Hudson Taylor]] (1832–1905), to reach the [[Chinese]] with the message of Christ. It is interdenominational. Expelled from China in the early 1950s, it expanded operations across Eastr Asia and in 1964 changed its name to '''Overseas Missionary Fellowship''' and more recently to '''OMF International'''. It now operates in twelve countries in Asia.
==1865-1900==
==1865-1900==
The China Inland Mission's early years inland were hazardous, with riots, some internal dissension, and opposition from established Christian missionaries, who especially objected to the use of Chinese dress rather than European costumes. It took a strong part in famine relief and the campaign to abolish the British opium trade to China.
The China Inland Mission's early years inland were hazardous, with riots, some internal dissension, and opposition from established Christian missionaries, who especially objected to the use of Chinese dress rather than European costumes. It took a strong part in famine relief and the campaign to abolish the British opium trade to China.
The Communist victory in 1949 forces the removal of the missionaries. They reestablished themselves in Singapore, and operated mission stations across Asia, with special emphasis on the Chinese diaspora.
The Communist victory in 1949 forces the removal of the missionaries. They reestablished themselves in Singapore, and operated mission stations across Asia, with special emphasis on the Chinese diaspora.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Austin, Alvyn. ''China's millions: the China Inland Mission and late Qing society, 1832-1905'' (2007) 506 pages [http://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Millions-1832-1905-Christian-Missions/dp/0802829759/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238327092&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], the standard scholarly history
* Austin, Alvyn. ''China's millions: the China Inland Mission and late Qing society, 1832-1905'' (2007) 506 pages [http://www.amazon.com/Chinas-Millions-1832-1905-Christian-Missions/dp/0802829759/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238327092&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], the standard scholarly history