In Hangzhou, Chinese Christians Revisit John Leighton Stuart's Legacy 150 Years After His Birth

As archival photographs of Hangzhou, Yenching University, and early 20th-century China appeared on a large screen, voices from the stage read from the memoirs, letters, diaries, and speeches of John Leighton Stuart.

Among the details that brought the historical figure closer to the audience was a simple one: Stuart, an American missionary's son born in Hangzhou, spent his early childhood among Chinese neighbors, and the first language he spoke was the local Hangzhou dialect.