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The Southwestern States Mission was renamed from the Indian Territory Mission in 1898. In 1904 the named was changed to Central States Mission and the headquarters moved from St. Johns, Kansas to Independence, Missouri.
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Indian Territories Missionaries
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Southwestern States Missionaries, circa 1902
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Southwestern States Mission
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Missionaries of the Southwestern States Mission
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Southwestern States Mission Map