Wang si ping biography of albert
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Howard Albert Smith
Howard Albert Smith was born to William Lemonl and Alice Mary White Smith on February 10, 1904, in a small hamlet in Florida where his father was working on the railroad. The family later moved back to a farm seven miles east of Washington, Pennsylvania. Howard was the eldest of three children; he had an older brother William Leman Smith and two younger sisters, Ruth and Olive. His father eked out a living as a tenant farmer and stone mason, who later overcame a mid-life bout with alcoholism.
Howard took a commuter train to attend Washington High School, from which he graduated with high grades in 1922. While working in the office at a local engineering company, he became attracted to the sister of one of his friends, who insisted that he attend the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) church with her before she would go out with him. In 1924, he declared his commitment to Christ. He also heeded the call of the Rev. H. W. Lucas to foreign missionary service.
To prepare for missionary work, Howard attended the C&MA missionary training school in Nyack, New York. Nicknamed “Diamond,” he exhibited a gift for making friends, academic excellence, and public speaking. He also grew spiritually. Howard was tall, had a lively sense of humor,
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- Bib ID:
- 2190758
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- Nanjing : Nanjing da xue chu ban she, 2001
- 南京 : 南京大学出版社, 2001
- 8, 3, 319 pages ; 21 cm.
- ISBN:
- 7305037702
- Series:
- Zhongguo si xiang jia ping zhuan cong shu ; 119.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Brief introduction and table of contents also in English.
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- Title from English table of contents: Critical biography of Wang Gen.
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