Hospital at the mission station in Swatow (Shantou), China, an anchor facility for American Baptist medical and evangelical outreach. The Swatow station was central to John M. Foster’s work, serving both local residents and the missionary community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Group portrait of Swatow residents, including American and European missionaries at the Swatow mission station, late 19th/early 20th century. Swatow (now Shantou) served as a central hub for the Foster family’s missionary and educational work in South China
VIew of Kakchieh (Gāoqiǎo), looking down the bay, with the American Baptist Mission compound visible on the hill. The compound served as the residence and working center for John M. Foster and his missionary colleagues in Swatow
Dr. Ashmore’s first permanent house in the Swatow mission compound. Leaders like Dr. Ashmore and John M. Foster helped turn the mission from a temporary outpost into a lasting center for education, health care, and community outreach
Graduates of the fifth class, Yide Elementary School, Swatow (Shantou), China. Missionary schools such as this, supported by John M. Foster and the American Baptist Mission, empowered generations of local children with modern education as well as religious and moral instruction
