Robert A. Jaffray | |
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Born | Robert Alexander Jaffray 1873 |
Died | July 29, 1945 | (aged 71–72)
Occupation(s) | missionary statesman, pastor, preacher, writer, editor |
Spouse | Minnie Jaffray |
Parent(s) | Robert Jaffray, Sarah Bugg |
Robert Alexander Jaffray (1873 – July 29, 1945) was a missionary to China, Indonesia and several other countries, with The Christian & Missionary Alliance, who served as the founding principal of the Alliance Bible Seminary, in Hong Kong, and principal contributor and editor of the Chinese language Bible Magazine. Jaffrey founded the first Chinese missionary society called the "Chinese Foreign Missionary Union" (CFMU) in 1929.[1] His life is chronicled in the biography, Let my people go!: The life of Robert A. Jaffray (1947), by A.W. Tozer.