Divinity Students, Sialkot, Pakistan, ca.1910

“Divinity students, Sialkot.To illustrate ‘Panjab’ (under ‘from the outposts’)” Group portrait of seven indigenous men seated on rug. Native evangelists were often at the forefront of the mission expansion and also part of the original group establishing the field. They often received instruction in one of the mission schools, like the one located in Sialkot.

本集体肖像的拍摄对象为锡亚尔科特（Sialkot）的神学院学生，七名本土男性坐于地毯之上。该肖像用于阐释「来自前哨基地」范畴下的「旁遮普（Panjab）」。本土传教士往往是传教扩张的先锋力量，同时也是开创该传教领地的初始团队成员。他们通常会在诸如锡亚尔科特传教士学校这类传教办学机构中接受相关培训。