1920 – Chinese Christian Posters https://ccposters.com/en Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:47:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://ccposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-ccp-icon-32x32.jpg 1920 – Chinese Christian Posters https://ccposters.com/en 32 32 25th Anniversary of the Chinese Young Men’s Christian Association https://ccposters.com/en/poster/25th-anniversary-of-the-chinese-young-mens-christian-association/ https://ccposters.com/en/poster/25th-anniversary-of-the-chinese-young-mens-christian-association/#respond Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:51:01 +0000 http://ccposters.com/?post_type=poster&p=4776 This is a poster for the 25th Anniversary of the Chinese YMCA, Tianjin (Tientsin), April 1-5, 1920. The two-color poster has Chinese text and an image of a boy who is dressed in a uniform and is running and carrying a YMCA flag. The poster encourages youth to hurry up and not to miss this opportunity.

English Translation

Top: The 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Chinese YMCA

Guests: Zhang Boli, Nie Yuntai, Kuang Fuzhuo, Wang Zhengting, The British Ambassador, Li Yuanhong, The American Ambassador, Ba Leman, Huang Yanpei, Cheng Jingyi

Right: Time – The Ninth Year of People’s Republic, April 1-5

Left: Location – Tianjin YMCA

Bottom: Hurry to the conference. Do not miss this opportunity.

Simplified Transcription

顶端：中华基督青年会廿五周年纪念 莅会名人 张伯苓 聂云台 邝富灼 王正廷 英公使 黎元洪 美公使 巴乐满 黄炎培 诚静怡

右侧：时期  民国九年四月一日至五日

左侧：地点  天津青年会

底端：快去赴会切勿交臂失此良机

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A boy patting his dog

English Translation

A Child’s Good Friend

Our Father’s World Lesson 50
The Christian Literature Society for China, Shanghai

Simplified Transcription

小孩子的好友

我们天父的世界第五十课
上海广学会

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A little boy with his unbrella in his hands, walking in the rain.

English Translation

Buying Soap for Mom in the Rain

The World of Our Father In Heaven Lesson 17
Published by the Christian Literature Society for China, Shanghai

Simplified Transcription

雨中为母买肥皂

我们天父的世界第十七课
上海广学会

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A little boy with his unbrella in his hands, walking in the rain.

English Translation

Buying soap for mom in the rain

The World of Our Father In Heaven Lesson 27
The Christian Literature Society for China, Shanghai

Simplified Transcription

雨中为母买肥皂

我们天父的世界第二十七课
上海广学会

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A family of four contemplate the peaceful evening scene on West Lake from the river bank

English Translation

Evening Scene at West Lake

The World of Our Father In Heaven Lesson 31
The Christian Literature Society for China, Shanghai

Simplified Transcription

西湖晚景

我们天父的世界第三十一课
上海广学会

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A family prayer scene set inside a bedroom, in which four kids clustering round their mother.

English Translation

Family Evening Prayers

The World of Our Father In Heaven Lesson 2o
Published by the Christian Literature Society for China, Shanghai

Simplified Transcription

家庭晚祷

我们天父的世界第二十课
上海广学会

]]> https://ccposters.com/en/poster/family-evening-prayers/feed/ 0 Quickly Come for the Smallpox Vaccine https://ccposters.com/en/poster/small-pox-vaccination/ https://ccposters.com/en/poster/small-pox-vaccination/#respond Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:36:13 +0000 http://ccposters.com/?post_type=poster&p=4781

This poster has Chinese text and two contrasting pictures, one showing a baby who has a few marks on it’s arm as a result of being vaccinated against smallpox, and the other showing a person infected with the disease, whose face is covered with pock marks.

English Translation

Small Pox Vaccination

Top picture: Get the vaccine and you will have a mark.
Bottom picture: If you do not get the vaccine, you will get pock marks on your face.

Simplified Transcription

速来种痘

上图：种痘者 有痘疤

下图：不种痘者有麻脸

]]> https://ccposters.com/en/poster/small-pox-vaccination/feed/ 0 The Eighth National Convention of the Chinese YMCA https://ccposters.com/en/poster/the-eighth-national-convention-of-the-chinese-ymca/ https://ccposters.com/en/poster/the-eighth-national-convention-of-the-chinese-ymca/#respond Mon, 22 Oct 2018 15:23:55 +0000 http://ccposters.com/?post_type=poster&p=4762

This poster for the 8th National Convention of the Chinese YMCA shows an image of a train, filled with people, leaving a railway station. There is a group of people remaining at the station and most are dressed in traditional clothing, although one man is dressed in western-style clothing and is pointing at the moving train. The poster encourages people to move forward, not to be left behind. The poster has text in Chinese and there is a large YMCA logo at the top.

English Translation

Top: The Eighth National Convention of the Chinese YMCA

Above Train: The Future is Bright

On the Train Car: Twenty-fifth Anniversary

Right: Location – Tianjin
Left: Date – April 1st to 5th,

Bottom: Now is the time and it will be gone forever.

Simplified Transcription

右：地点 天津

左：日期 九年四月一日至五日，

上：中华基督教青年会 第八次全国大会，

下：时乎时乎不再来 中间：前程万里

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Two-color poster with text in Chinese, showing a mass of people seen from the back, looking towards a large YMCA logo located on the horizon.

English Translation

Top: The 8th National Congress of the Chinese YMCA

Right: Location, Tianjin
Left: Date, April 1st to 5th.

Center in Red Letters: Tomorrow’s China

In the Triangle: Fifth anniversary

Bottom: Great Release of Light

Simplified Transcription

顶端：中华基督教青年会第八次大会

右侧：地点，天津

左侧：日期，四月一日至五日

中间：明日之中国 念五周年纪念

大放光明

]]> https://ccposters.com/en/poster/the-eighth-national-congress-of-the-chinese-ymca/feed/ 0 The Word as Bread https://ccposters.com/en/poster/the-word-as-bread/ https://ccposters.com/en/poster/the-word-as-bread/#respond Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:43:34 +0000 http://ccposters.com/?post_type=poster&p=4838

A Colporteur Offers a Bible to a Family Eating a Meal Together

English Translation

Top: Holy Scriptures are Spiritual Food
Bottom: Sir, Have you tried the Spiritual Food?
Right: Reading the Bible will surely give you spiritual power.
Left: Preaching the Lord’s words will save the nation.

On the Bible: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. (New Testament Luke 4:4)

Top right corner: Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” (Jn 6:35)
Bottom right corner: These phonetics are officially published by the Bureau of Education, which each province should practice and promote.

Border: The phonetics are listed next to its pronunciation. Bible Poster:—The Word as Bread Committee 27C (Previous Editions 35,000 Eighth Edition 5,000)

Simplified Transcription

顶端：圣经为灵粮

底端：君吃过灵粮么

右侧：读圣经定加灵力

左侧：宣主道便救国民

圣经：人活着不是单靠食物乃是靠上帝口里所出的一切话 新约全书 路加福音 第四章 第四节

右上角：耶稣说，我就是生命的粮 到我这里来的 必定不饿 信我的 永远不渴 约翰六章三十五节

右下角：这注音字母是教育部正式公布 令各省区传习推行的 兹将此字母开列于后并注明其音于旁 圣经大画图第二十七丙圣经灵粮 第八版五千张

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