Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Introduction

Historical background

Manrique Alonso Lallave and the Bible

Protestantism and the "White Man's burden"

The Presbyterian pioneers

Rodgers and Evangelism

Beginnings

Orientation

First Moves

A Two-Pronged Approach

The Role of the Bible

The Iglesia Filipina Independiente

Preaching for Liberation

Organization-- Filipino response-- The Evangelical Union of the Philippines

Coordination-- National Pastors-- Church Government-- Student Dormintories-- Other Coordination and Association

Hall and Medical Missions

Introducing medical care-- A Tentative start-- More permanent foundations

Nurse's training

Health care and ecumenical relationships

Presbyterian medical missions

Relationships with the Baptist mission

Burials and cemeteries

Teaching for Social reorientation

Public education before American occupation-- Spanish Public education-- Philippine theories of education during times of transition

American Public education-- Liberal democratic education-- American public education in the Philippines

Strategies for Presbyterian education-- Attitudes toward education-- Presbyterians and the 3 R's-- An industrial school

Hibbard and Silliman Institute

Struggles of the early years

The Growing years

Silliman Institute: a new orientation-- Education and work ethic becoming popular-- Milestone-- Response to Silliman Institute

Presbyterian and other Protestant missions

Statistics-- Criticism-- Problems--Missionaries health and personal outlook-- Effects of Presbyterianism on the Roman Catholic Church

Abstract yet far-reaching influences

Presbyterian missionaries' contribution to social change

Aspirations of the Presbyterian missionaries-- Review of the Presbyterian missionaries' accomplishments-- James B. Rodgers and evangelism-- J. Andrew Hall and medical care-- David S. Hibbard and Christian education

Process of change

Methods-- Language-- Attraction-- Social services-- Transfer of leadership-- Use of indigenous values-- Instrumental values

Problems-- Opposition to the work-- Misunderstandings of the work

Success of the Presbyterian missionaries