Hubert Lafayette Sone
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Hubert Lafayette Sone was a Methodist missionary who served in China during the Nanking Occupation. He is noted for his efforts to abate the Japanese Army atrocities by helping create the Nanking Safety Zone and served as Associate Food Commissioner, International Cmte., Nanking Safety Zone Director, Nanjing International Relief Committee
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Hubert Lafayette Sone June 7, 1892 Denton, Texas USA |
| Died | September 8, 1970 (aged 78) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Education | B.A.,B.D.,M.A.,Southern Methodist University |
| Occupation | Christian Missionary |
| Years active | 1918–1961 |
| Spouse(s) | Katie Helen Jackson Sone |
| Children | Charles Forrest, Margaret Ruth |
| Parent(s) | J.W.and Martha Sone |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Church | Methodist Episcopal Church (South) |
| Ordained | 1916 |
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Offices held
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Faculty, Nanking Theological Seminary; Assoc. Food Cmnsr., Nanking Safety Zone; Dir., Nanjing International Relief Committee; President, Union Trinity Theological Seminary |
| Title | Reverend |
Hubert Lafayette Sone, (1892–1970), Soong (or Sung) Hsu-Peh in Chinese, was an American Methodist missionary in China. He was a professor of Old Testament at Nanjing Theological Seminary during the Japanese invasion in 1937. Sone was among the small group of foreigners who remained in the city and provided aid to the Chinese victims of the Japanese atrocities. He served with John Rabe on the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone and was Associate Food Commissioner. On 18 February 1938 the name of the committee was changed to the "Nanjing International Relief Committee." After the departure of George Fitch, Sone was elected Director of the Nanjing International Relief Committee. For their actions in support of the Chinese people, Sone and thirteen other Americans were awarded “The Order of the Blue Jade” by the Chinese government.
Hubert Lafayette Sone was born in Denton, Texas, in the United States, on 7 June 1892, to J. William and Martha Anne Ballew Sone.
Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, was founded in 1911, however the first class was delayed until 1915 due to construction. Sone was among the seven hundred students admitted to the inaugural class and received a Bachelor of Arts from SMU in 1916. After serving in the U.S. Army, Sone was licensed to preach by the Methodist Episcopal Church South District Conference on 7 May 1918. With the support of Highland Park Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, known today as Highland Park United Methodist Church, Sone applied to the Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, for an assignment as a missionary to China. He married Katie Helen Jackson in Chillicothe, Texas on 15 June 1918.
The Sones departed the United States in April 1920 for the mission field in China. They arrived in Shanghai to begin their new life of ministry and teaching in China in May 1920.
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