An Ordinary Priest

November 12, 1937, Foster's life began to fall into dire straits, helping the wounded, sorting out accounts, and receiving foreigners from morning to night.

December 1, 1937, the war was about to start, but he chose to stay in Nanjing and participate in the preparation of the Safe Zone.

December 13, 1937, The Japanese troops captured Nanjing.

Ernest H. Forster

Ernest H. Forster was a priest of Nanjing St. Paul Evangelical Church of American Episcopal Church. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1895. During the war, he worked for the International Committee for the Safety Zone and then resumed his duty as a priest in Nanjing. In July of 1938, he succeeded Mr. Smith as secretary of Nanjing International Relief Committee and worked till April of 1939 when he left Nanjing.

1937, the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone(Left First: Forster)