Conclusion

The conclusion argues that signs of the Edmistons’ collaborative approach to classical and industrial education remained evident after their mission work ended. Analysis of government and denominational records shows that Belgian colonial policies and Southern Presbyterian programs adopted similar academic strategies in the 1940s. The denomination also supported such work in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1963. These policies and programs are introduced in comparison with the ways that Alonzo Edmiston collaborated with Belgian officials during his final years at the American Presbyterian Congo Mission. And a description of the memorial tributes to Althea Brown’ suggests how African Presbyterians expressed a sense of kinship with the African American missionaries.