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Abstract J. Calvin Bright was born in China of American Missionaries J. Homer Bright and Minnie Flory Bright. The elder Brights served in Shao Yang and Ping Ting, Shansi province.   J. Calvin Bright was educated at Berea College where he met Harriet Howard. They were married May 26, 1945 in the Union Church of Berea, Ky. In mid- summer of 1947, Calvin and Harriet were commissioned as missionaries to China by the Church of the Brethren. Following in his parent’s footsteps, the Bright traveled to...