Children of the Massacre

The Flower Mountain Quartet, Volume 1: The Extra-ordinary Story of the Stewart Family in Hong Kong and West China

Linda Banks, Robert Banks

• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9781666725032
  9781666720358
• eBook ISBN:
  9781666720365
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

Early morning on 1 August 1895, a group of armed insurgents attacked a remote mission station in China. An Irish couple, Robert and Louisa Stewart, and two of their young children were murdered. Three other children were wounded but escaped, while three older boys were away at school in England. From their early years, the six surviving Stewart children, most of whom were born in China, believed they had "unfinished business" there. One after another, each returned to their adopted country, where they founded and served schools, churches, student hostels, and hospitals. Their visionary contributions took place against the backdrop of the Nationalist Revolution, anti-Western demonstrations, and the Japanese invasion and occupation of China. More than seventy-five years ago, Bishop R. O. Hall of Hong Kong stated: "the story of the Stewart family needs to be told!" This thoroughly researched volume finally documents the lives and legacy of one of the most impressive families in missionary history.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Sources of Images
• References to Places
• Acknowledgments
• Prologue
• Chapter 1: An Irish Family in the East (1875–1895)
• Chapter 2: Finding a Place in the World (1895–1905)
• Chapter 3: Unfinished Business in China (1905–1914)
• Chapter 4: Experiences of Loss and Love (1914–1925)
• Chapter 5: Living Through Troubled Times (1925–1938)
• Chapter 6: War Erupts on the Home Front (1939–1945)
• Chapter 7: With an Eye to the Future (1945–1958)
• Epilogue
• Appendix
• Bibliography