Presbyterians celebrate 140 years of proselytizing

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Members of the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan around the country yesterday prayed together throughout six counties and cities to celebrate 140 years of the church's missionary work in Taiwan.

Church members yesterday held worship services and festivals in Taipei, Changhua, Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Hualieng, and Taitung to celebrate the church's missionary work, which began 140 years ago when Dr. James Maxwell offered medical services and began missionary work at Kaohsiung in 1865.

Reverend William Lo (???), the church's general-secretary, lauded Christian priests for introducing Western culture and contributing to Taiwan's modernization through missionary work yesterday.

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