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Abstract

This research aims to study the Seemoh Vijaya’s worldviews, the first generation of Lanna Christian who had life experiences during the 1889-1938. By studying through his life experiences to show that how his worldviews linked to the social context in the transitional period. The results found that his early life, his worldviews was influenced by the Dr.Marion Cheek, American missionaries who transformed into businessman. When Seemoh went to U.S.A. in 1889 , his worldviews was The Modern City in 19th century. He lerarned and adapted to become a businessman successful. Later life, he turned to work for the church till being appointed as a pastor. His worldviews that the churchs should not rely on missionaries and should manage themselves in order to be truly of the Indigenous Church. He had the one of the new Christian intellectual groups by trying to do that Although still unsuccessful, but it represented the consciousness of the local native leader.