A MEDICAL MISSIONARY.
Born in Esthervilleville, IA, Bruce moved West with his family to the young state of Washington. He attended schools in Davenport, WA, graduating in 1904, then continuing to Willamette College. He completed his medical credentials at the University of Minnesota.(1915) There he married his first wife, Margaret Carter, who shared his interests in mission service overseas. After the birth of their first child, Charles Wilber,in St. Paul, the adventurous young family left the US for China. They were sponsored by the large and active American Board of Missions of the Methodist Church. They both worked in American hospitals ad schools in China for most of their professional lives- Peking,1923-1929; Foochow, 1931-1937; Chengdu, 1944-1946, producing a large archive of writings, observations and photographs.
During this time, much of China was in constant upheaval and living conditions deteriorated rapidly. First, the anti-monarchy Revolution occurred, then the civil war followed and finally, the invasion and occupation of the Japanese with its accompanying destruction lasted for the duration of World War II. This was an era of displacement and harsh living conditions for Europeans and Americans who were sharing privations of the local populations. The Jarvises were finally forced to leave China in 1940 with many other missionaries when safety and personal security were at risk. The Jarvises returned to the US. Margaret who was very ill for several years in China, passed away on her return to St. Paul in 1942.
Dr. Bruce soon returned to his lifework in China in 1945. There he remarried, to Anna Moffat, another American missionary educator who had spent her entire professional life in China. The mission couple were displaced again after the rise of the Communists in 1950 when the mission schools, libraries and hospitals were nationalized and vandalized. The Jarvises continued mission work but moved to India in 1950, returning to New York in 1953. Dr. Bruce spent his remaining years teaching and writing.
He retired and returned to St. Paul, MN in 1958 where he died in 1970 in St. Paul, MN.(Based on Obituary appearing in the Davenport Times, of Davenport WA.(Feb. 2, 1970).
Born in Esthervilleville, IA, Bruce moved West with his family to the young state of Washington. He attended schools in Davenport, WA, graduating in 1904, then continuing to Willamette College. He completed his medical credentials at the University of Minnesota.(1915) There he married his first wife, Margaret Carter, who shared his interests in mission service overseas. After the birth of their first child, Charles Wilber,in St. Paul, the adventurous young family left the US for China. They were sponsored by the large and active American Board of Missions of the Methodist Church. They both worked in American hospitals ad schools in China for most of their professional lives- Peking,1923-1929; Foochow, 1931-1937; Chengdu, 1944-1946, producing a large archive of writings, observations and photographs.
During this time, much of China was in constant upheaval and living conditions deteriorated rapidly. First, the anti-monarchy Revolution occurred, then the civil war followed and finally, the invasion and occupation of the Japanese with its accompanying destruction lasted for the duration of World War II. This was an era of displacement and harsh living conditions for Europeans and Americans who were sharing privations of the local populations. The Jarvises were finally forced to leave China in 1940 with many other missionaries when safety and personal security were at risk. The Jarvises returned to the US. Margaret who was very ill for several years in China, passed away on her return to St. Paul in 1942.
Dr. Bruce soon returned to his lifework in China in 1945. There he remarried, to Anna Moffat, another American missionary educator who had spent her entire professional life in China. The mission couple were displaced again after the rise of the Communists in 1950 when the mission schools, libraries and hospitals were nationalized and vandalized. The Jarvises continued mission work but moved to India in 1950, returning to New York in 1953. Dr. Bruce spent his remaining years teaching and writing.
He retired and returned to St. Paul, MN in 1958 where he died in 1970 in St. Paul, MN.(Based on Obituary appearing in the Davenport Times, of Davenport WA.(Feb. 2, 1970).
A MEDICAL MISSIONARY.
Born in Esthervilleville, IA, Bruce moved West with his family to the young state of Washington. He attended schools in Davenport, WA, graduating in 1904, then continuing to Willamette College. He completed his medical credentials at the University of Minnesota.(1915) There he married his first wife, Margaret Carter, who shared his interests in mission service overseas. After the birth of their first child, Charles Wilber,in St. Paul, the adventurous young family left the US for China. They were sponsored by the large and active American Board of Missions of the Methodist Church. They both worked in American hospitals ad schools in China for most of their professional lives- Peking,1923-1929; Foochow, 1931-1937; Chengdu, 1944-1946, producing a large archive of writings, observations and photographs.
During this time, much of China was in constant upheaval and living conditions deteriorated rapidly. First, the anti-monarchy Revolution occurred, then the civil war followed and finally, the invasion and occupation of the Japanese with its accompanying destruction lasted for the duration of World War II. This was an era of displacement and harsh living conditions for Europeans and Americans who were sharing privations of the local populations. The Jarvises were finally forced to leave China in 1940 with many other missionaries when safety and personal security were at risk. The Jarvises returned to the US. Margaret who was very ill for several years in China, passed away on her return to St. Paul in 1942.
Dr. Bruce soon returned to his lifework in China in 1945. There he remarried, to Anna Moffat, another American missionary educator who had spent her entire professional life in China. The mission couple were displaced again after the rise of the Communists in 1950 when the mission schools, libraries and hospitals were nationalized and vandalized. The Jarvises continued mission work but moved to India in 1950, returning to New York in 1953. Dr. Bruce spent his remaining years teaching and writing.
He retired and returned to St. Paul, MN in 1958 where he died in 1970 in St. Paul, MN.(Based on Obituary appearing in the Davenport Times, of Davenport WA.(Feb. 2, 1970).
Born in Esthervilleville, IA, Bruce moved West with his family to the young state of Washington. He attended schools in Davenport, WA, graduating in 1904, then continuing to Willamette College. He completed his medical credentials at the University of Minnesota.(1915) There he married his first wife, Margaret Carter, who shared his interests in mission service overseas. After the birth of their first child, Charles Wilber,in St. Paul, the adventurous young family left the US for China. They were sponsored by the large and active American Board of Missions of the Methodist Church. They both worked in American hospitals ad schools in China for most of their professional lives- Peking,1923-1929; Foochow, 1931-1937; Chengdu, 1944-1946, producing a large archive of writings, observations and photographs.
During this time, much of China was in constant upheaval and living conditions deteriorated rapidly. First, the anti-monarchy Revolution occurred, then the civil war followed and finally, the invasion and occupation of the Japanese with its accompanying destruction lasted for the duration of World War II. This was an era of displacement and harsh living conditions for Europeans and Americans who were sharing privations of the local populations. The Jarvises were finally forced to leave China in 1940 with many other missionaries when safety and personal security were at risk. The Jarvises returned to the US. Margaret who was very ill for several years in China, passed away on her return to St. Paul in 1942.
Dr. Bruce soon returned to his lifework in China in 1945. There he remarried, to Anna Moffat, another American missionary educator who had spent her entire professional life in China. The mission couple were displaced again after the rise of the Communists in 1950 when the mission schools, libraries and hospitals were nationalized and vandalized. The Jarvises continued mission work but moved to India in 1950, returning to New York in 1953. Dr. Bruce spent his remaining years teaching and writing.
He retired and returned to St. Paul, MN in 1958 where he died in 1970 in St. Paul, MN.(Based on Obituary appearing in the Davenport Times, of Davenport WA.(Feb. 2, 1970).
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