An American missionary community in China, 1895-1905 / Sidney A. Forsythe.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-141).

Introduction: The materials, methods, and scope of the inquiry -- The institutional setting and the purpose of mission work -- Chinese civilization and the characteristics of the Chinese people -- Missionary conceptions of Chinese religions, Confucianism, and the official and gentry classes -- Missionary conceptions of the political process and the imperial government -- The missionaries and the problem of native reform -- Missionary conceptions of China and the powers -- Missionary views of the Boxer Movement and the foreign occupation.