Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Watchman Nee across 3 places, from 1926 to 1956.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Watchman Nee, Ni Tuosheng, or Nee T'o-sheng (November 4, 1903 – May 30, 1972), was a 20th century "Chinese evangelist, theologian, and founder of the Local Church movement." He was influenced in part by the Plymouth Brethren and the Wesleyan-holiness tradition.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Watchman Nee was documented, and when
1926year
Chinaattested“In 1926, Nee established another local church in Shanghai, which became the center of his work in China.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
1926year
Shanghai, Chinaattested“In 1926, Nee established another local church in Shanghai, which became the center of his work in China.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
6 March 1945exact date
Chongqingattested“On March 6, 1945, Nee moved to Chongqing to oversee the factory there.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
1946year
Shanghai, Chinaattested“In 1946, Peace Wang and Witness Lee began to work to restore the church in Shanghai as well as Nee's public ministry there.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
21 June 1956exact date
Shanghai, Chinaattested“On June 21, 1956, Nee appeared before the High Court in Shanghai, where it was announced that he had been excommunicated by the elders in the church in Shanghai and found guilty on all charges.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
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1916year
Fuzhoumentioned“In 1916, at age 13, Nee entered the Church Missionary Society Vernacular Middle School in Fuzhou, Fujian province to begin his Western-style education.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
1920year
Fuzhoumentioned“In the spring of 1920, when Nee was 17, Dora Yu was invited to hold ten days of revival meetings in the Church of Heavenly Peace in Fuzhou.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
1920year
Church of Heavenly Peace, Fuzhoumentioned“In the spring of 1920, when Nee was 17, Dora Yu was invited to hold ten days of revival meetings in the Church of Heavenly Peace in Fuzhou.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
1933year
United Kingdommentioned“Matters came to a head when Exclusive Brethren leaders learned that during his 1933 visits to the United Kingdom and the United States Nee had broken bread with Honor Oak Christian Fellowship associated with the independent ministry of T.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
1934year
Shanghai, Chinamentioned“She began attending church meetings in Shanghai in 1934.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
1942year
Shanghai, Chinamentioned“At this time, some of the elders from the church in Shanghai questioned Nee's involvement in business, causing Nee to suspend his ministry in 1942.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
9 September 1945exact date
Chinamentioned“On September 9, 1945, the Japanese army surrendered in China, ending the Second Sino-Japanese War.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
April 1948month
Shanghai, Chinamentioned“By April 1948, a revival was brought to the church in Shanghai, and Nee resumed his ministry there.”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
10 April 1952exact date
Shanghai, Chinamentioned“On April 10, 1952, Watchman Nee was arrested in Shanghai by Public Security officers from Manzhouli, Manchuria and charged with bribery, theft of state property, tax evasion, cheating on government contracts, and stealing of government e…”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
10 April 1952exact date
Manzhoulimentioned“On April 10, 1952, Watchman Nee was arrested in Shanghai by Public Security officers from Manzhouli, Manchuria and charged with bribery, theft of state property, tax evasion, cheating on government contracts, and stealing of government e…”source: Wikipedia: Watchman Nee
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