1926 Field Locations of all Missionaries in Sichuan
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Title
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1926 Field Locations of all Missionaries in Sichuan
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Identifier
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DS_0004
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Description
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Bar chart based on the 1926 WCMAB list, comparing the percentage of cohort versus non-cohort West China missionary societies by the locations of their designated mission fields.
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Commentary
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This bar chart is based on the list of 607 missionaries in Sichuan compiled by the West China Missions Advisory Board (WCMAB) in 1926 (see the “Is Part Of” dataset record).
Missionary geography in Sichuan played a role in determining cohort/non-cohort membership, as the station locations for each denomination remained very similar to the way the WCMAB carved up the map of “fields” in 1902 (see related map).
Included in the “Center” category are the cities of Chengdu, Chongqing, Yibin (Suifu) and Leshan (Kiating). These are the oldest and most centrally located mission centers, each being on major transportation routes and featuring centuries-old Chinese industry, heritage and scholarship. Each of these cities also had multiple denominations stationed there. In contrast, locations in the “Periphery” category are smaller towns both in between the main centers and around the perimeter of mission activity.
The contrast is quite stark. Those denominations in the periphery remained marginal to the cohort that became established in the central areas. In the cohort group, 73% are stationed in central cities. The non-cohort group is the opposite – 81% are stationed in peripheral small towns.
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Creator
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Cory Willmott
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Date Created
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2024
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Provenance
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Original scholarship by Cory Willmott.
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2024-11-06
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Contributor
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Cory Willmott
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Type
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Dataset
The West China Missions Advisory Board’s Directory 1926, According to Missions