Song was born in
Sichuan (formerly romanized as Szechwan) in 1890, a mentee of James Stewart and baptised by Reg Taylor in 1916 after family hostility to his conversion had died down.[1] He attended
West China Union University in 1917, where he majored in English language and
literature.[4][5] After graduation from the Union University, he studied theology at
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and
Ridley Hall, Cambridge before being
ordained in 1927.[1] He was consecrated an
Assistant Bishop of
Western China in St Thomas' Church,
Mianzhu, on 29 June 1929 and Bishop of West Szechwan in 1937.[3] He was also a
visiting professor in Religious Studies at West China Union University. He visited
Hong Kong in 1943 at the invitation of
Bishop R. O. Hall. He was also invited by
Archbishop Mowll to visit Australia, where he spoke at civic events, universities, and theological colleges. As an example of
ecumenism, he collaborated with
Roman Catholic scholars in translating some works by
Church Fathers into Chinese.[6] He was regarded by Bishop R. O. Hall as the "outstanding
Szechwanese leader". He died from a stroke in 1955.[1]
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