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ABCFM
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Mission
ABFMS
American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Mission
ACM
American Church Mission
Mission
ALM
American Lutheran Mission
Mission
AUG
Augustana Synod Mission
Mission
BMS
Baptist Missionary Society (British)
Mission
CBM
Church of the Brethren Mission
Mission
CIM
China Inland Mission
Mission
CMML
Christian Missions in Many Lands
Mission
CMS
Church Missionary Society
Mission
EPM
English Presbyterian Mission
Mission
FCMS
Foreign Christian Missionary Society
Mission
FFMA
Friends' Foreign Mission Association
Mission
LMS
London Missionary Society
Mission
LUM
Lutheran United Mission
Mission
SDA
Seventh Day Adventist Mission
Mission
SUM
Sudan United Mission
Mission
UMCA
Universities' Mission to Central Africa
Mission
ChCC
Church of Christ in China
Church
E&R
Evangelical & Reformed Church
Church
LCMS
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (pre 1947 MELCM; pre 1927 ELSM)
Church
MEFB
Methodist Episcopal Church
Church
MES
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Church
MGC
Mennonite General Conference
Church
MMS
Methodist Missionary Society
Church
PN
American Presbyterian Mission, North
Church
PS
American Presbyterian Mission, South
Church
RC
Roman Catholic
Church
RCA
Reformed Church in America
Church
RCUS
Reformed Church in the United States
Church
SBC
Southern Baptist Convention
Church
UCC
United Church of Canada
Church
An.
Anhwei Province
Geographic
Che.
Chekiang Province
Geographic
Fu.
Fukien Province
Geographic
Ho.
Honan Province
Geographic
Hop.
Hopei Province
Geographic
Hu.
Hunan Province
Geographic
Hup.
Hupei Province
Geographic
Ki.
Kiangsi Province
Geographic
Ku.
Kiangsu Province
Geographic
Man.
Manchuria
Geographic
Sha.
Shansi Province
Geographic
Sung.
Shantung Province
Geographic
Tung.
Kwangtung Province
Geographic
Yun.
Yunnan Province
Geographic
CLS
Christian Literature Society
Org
ChCC
China Continuation Committee of the National Missionary Conference
Org
SVMM
Student Volunteer Movement
Org
UCBWM
United Church Board for World Missions
Org
UCMS
United Christian Missionary Society
Org
WFMS