The Widow's Quest The Byers Extraterritorial Case in Hainan, China, 1924-1925

by Lodwick, Kathleen L.

• ISBN13: 9780934223737
• ISBN10: 0934223734
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Lehigh University Press

Summary

Rev. George D. Byers, Presbyterian missionary at Kachek, Hainan island, China, was murdered by bandits in front of his home on June 24, 1924, setting off an extraterritorality incident that involved American, British, and Chinese government officials ranging from the local Chinese military commander to the British consul at Hoihow, Hainan, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wellington Koo, U.S. Congressmen, Presbyterians in China and the U.S., and friends of the Byers family. Based on American and British consular archives and those of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and members of the Hainan mission, this is the story of how Mrs. Byers and her ally, Mrs. Mabel Roys, the sole woman on the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions (BFM), successfully got the government and their church to take action. Kathleen L. Lodwick is a Professor of History at the Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh Valley.

Author Biography

Kathleen L. Lodwick is Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(11)
Author's Note	11	(4)
Brief Chronology of Some Events in China	15	(2)
List of People and Church Bodies Involved	17	(8)
List of Abbreviations	25	(4)
The Murder and the Milieu	29	(27)
The Immediate Aftermath of the Murder	56	(22)
The Extraterritoriality Case	78	(28)
The Indemnity is Collected	106	(31)
The BFM and Support for the Byers Family	137	(31)
Conclusion	168	(7)
Notes	175	(17)
References Cited	192	(4)
Index	196