The Archive · 1940

Mr. Warren's Career

AL the early age of 22 years, the ate Mr, Warren came to China in the Jin Anhwei, alter which Mr, Warren iwas designated to Ningpo in Chekiang, the province in which be gave such loyal, devoted and unselfish service for almost 30 years.

Shortly after his marriage in 1897 to Miss Minnie Meadows, a daughter Jof one of the Mission's early pioneers, Mr. 'Warren, with his wife, moved the city' of Shaching where he continued until 1911, exercising a wide Jand helpful ministry far beyond the wall of Shaohing city. Later that same year, Mr. and Mrs. Warren moved to HHanychow and there Mr. Warren became associated with the work of the Bible 'Training Institute. "As "Prine cipal, loved and revered, he exercised fa "deep infcnee over' the Chinese Christian students who prepared. for active Christian service in that Institute. By precept and practice ud by his characteristic sympathy fand sound judgment, he moulded the lives of untold numbers of his students, His appointment to the Superinten= Jdaney of the ELM. work in the Che-clang eld followed a few years Int thus widening his sphere of influence and service which, at the same time, brought him into contact with hit colleagues from other provinces in the gatherings of the China Council in Shanghai. Mr, Warren was invited 10 Join the administration of the C.LM.

1922 and acted in various eapac Wwith great acceptance for some years. With characteristic humility and. re= serve "he persistently retused "to assume any tile in his administrative office until the year 1987 when he was formally appointed Assistant China Director, lose touch with Chinese. and nisteative duties ils 0. far distant Kweichow responsibilities were graciously and tably borne at the Mission's Iead-

For more than 48 years Mr, Warren save himself unsparingly to the wor to which God called him, Mis lite and gifts were used of God in the Fullest_ me: were ever at the disposal of his colleagues and every fellow missionary. Deep sympathy is felt for his son in Canada and daughter in Bapland and also for the other members of the family in China indi the Home countries. jon bureau riy been Shanghai by the Fren try of Information and. Bf Millet appointed head of the with offices at 2, Tue clu Ca slat, tol, 80080, 2, Millet is prepared to offer full ce-operation to members of the Shanghat press in the issuance fon Vu Yuen Road, near the Paramount Ballroom. on March "died in the Foo. Ming Heepital, North Szechuen Road, yes terday morning of a chest wound.

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