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Foreign Christian Missionary Society (FCMS) was a Christian missionary society established by the Disciples of Christ.〔Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, ''The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-8028-3898-7, ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on ''Foreign Christian Missionary Society, The'', pages 340-341〕 The Foreign Christian Missionary Society was established toward the end of 1876.〔McLean, Archibald. The History of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1919. 13.〕 The Society was organized for three main reasons: * To obey the will of God,〔Members of the Society believed the New Testament was fundamentally a missionary book; (i.e. was written by a missionary and for a missionary motivation). They felt the Bible had a global outlook and paid special attention to the disciple Paul, who was a missionary and preached the gospel to the non-Christian world.〕 * The belief that Christian work abroad might facilitate and awaken a missionary spirit in America; and * Because the American Christian Missionary Society was, at the time, not in a position to engage in foreign missionary work.〔McLean, Archibald. The History of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1919. 42-50.〕 In its initial days, the Society began its work in England, Denmark, France, Sweden, Turkey, and Anatolia.〔 From the years 1882 to 1903 missionaries were sent out to establish stations in India, Japan, China, Africa, Cuba, Honolulu, the Philippines, and Tibet. From 1903 to 1918 the Society focused on missionary expansion in the following regions: England, Scandinavia, Paris, Turkey, India, Japan, China, Africa, Cub, the Philippines, and Tibet. The FCMS became part of the United Christian Missionary Society when it was formed in 1920.〔 == The mission in India == The mission in India was originally formed by a group of eight missionaries. This undertaking was fueled by a fundamental belief that missionary work could bring about the redemption of India.〔Wilson, Bert. In the Land of the Salaam. Cincinnati, O: Powell & White, 1921. 275.〕, 〔Miller, George E. In the Land of Sweepers and Kings: (medical Missionary Work in India). Cincinnati: Powell & White, 1922. 93.〕, 〔McLean, Archibald. The History of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1919. 84.〕 The mission was settled in the Central Provinces of India in order to avoid interfering with other established missions in the country. The Society’s first station was set up in Harda, its second in Jubbulpore, and third in Mungeli. All stations required their missionaries to dedicate their first and sometimes second year to language study. The mission made a special effort to recruit native teachers and evangelists, since they already had extensive knowledge of the language and people, and thus knew how best to respond to opposition. During the cool season missionaries camped out in the various Indian villages for several weeks. On these mission tours, medical services were offered while the Gospel was preached.〔Wilson, Bert. In the Land of the Salaam. Cincinnati, O: Powell & White, 1921. 320.〕, 〔Miller, George E. In the Land of Sweepers and Kings: (medical Missionary Work in India). Cincinnati: Powell & White, 1922. 125-135.〕, 〔McLean, Archibald. The History of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1919. 189.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Foreign Christian Missionary Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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