The Jiangyin mission station : an American missionary community in China, 1895-1951 / Lawrence D. Kessler.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-204) and index.

Rivershade : introductions -- Carried away by a tiger : opening the Jiangyin station -- Aggressive all along the line : laying the foundations of mission work -- As brothers to us in trouble : humanitarian aid in the early republic -- This precocious child : response to Chinese nationalism -- Rays of light : establishing the Christian church in Jiangyin -- Riding the tiger : Japan's invasion, communist triumph, and the demise of the station -- Hands across the sea : a special relationship with the home church -- Good works : missions and modern China.