Calvin Wilson Mateer, forty-five years a missionary in Shantung, China
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CONTENTS
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| Introduction | 9 |
| CHAPTER I | |
| The Old Home | 15 |
| Birth—The Cumberland Valley—Parentage—Brothers and Sisters, Father, Mother, Grandfather—Removal to the “Hermitage”—Life on the Farm—In the Home—Stories of Childhood and Youth. | |
| CHAPTER II | |
| The Making of the Man | 27 |
| Native Endowments—Influence of the Old Home—A Country Schoolmaster—Hunterstown Academy—Teaching School—Dunlap’s Creek Academy—Profession of Religion—Jefferson College—Recollections of a Classmate—The Faculty—The Class of 1857—A Semi-Centennial Letter. | |
| CHAPTER III | |
| Finding His Life Work | 40 |
| Mother and Foreign Missions—Beaver Academy—Decision to be a Minister—Western Theological Seminary—The Faculty—Revival—Interest in Missions—Licentiate—Considering Duty as to Missions—Decision—Delaware, Ohio—Delay in Going—Ordination—Marriage—Going at Last. | |
| CHAPTER IV | |
| Gone to the Front | 57 |
| Bound to Shantung, China—The Voyage—Hardships and Trials on the Way—At Shanghai—Bound for Chefoo—Vessel on the Rocks—Wanderings on Shore—Deliverance and Arrival at Chefoo—By Shentza to Tengchow. | |
| CHAPTER V | |
| The New Home | 70 |
| The Mateer Dwelling—Tengchow as It Was—The Beginning of Missions There—The Kwan Yin Temple—Making a Stove and Coal-press—Left Alone in the Temple—Its Defects—Building a New House—Home Life. | |
| CHAPTER VI | |
| His Inner Life | 88 |
| Not a Dreamer—Tenderness of Heart—Regeneration—Religious Reserve—Record of Religious Experiences—Depression and Relief—Unreserved Consecration—Maturity of Religious Life—Loyalty to Convictions. | |
| CHAPTER VII | |
| Doing the Work of an Evangelist | 105 |
| Acquiring the Language—Hindrances—Beginning to Speak Chinese—Chapel at Tengchow—Province of Shantung—Modes of Travel—Some Experiences in Travel—First Country Trip—Chinese Inns—A Four Weeks’ Itineration—To Wei Hsien—Hatred of Foreigners—Disturbance—Itinerating with Julia—Chinese Converts—To the Provincial Capital and Tai An—Curtailing His Itinerations—Later Trips. | |
| CHAPTER VIII | |
| The Tengchow School | 128 |
| The School Begun—Education and Missions—First Pupils—Means of Support—English Excluded—Growth of School—A Day’s Programme—Care of Pupils—Discipline—An Attempted Suicide—Conversion of a Pupil—First Graduates—Reception After Furlough—An Advance—Two Decades of the School. | |
| CHAPTER IX | |
| The Press and Literary Labors | 150 |
| Contributions to the Periodicals—English Books—The Shanghai Mission Press—Temporary Superintendency—John Mateer—Committee on School Books—Earlier Chinese Books—School Books—Mandarin Dictionary—Mandarin Lessons—Care as to Publications—Pecuniary Returns. | |
| CHAPTER X | |
| The Care of the Native Christians | 173 |
| Reasons for Such Work—The Church at Tengchow—Discipline—Conversion of School Boys—Stated Supply at Tengchow—Pastor—As a Preacher—The Scattered Sheep—Miao of Chow Yuen—Ingatherings—Latest Country Visitations—“Methods of Missions”—Presbytery of Shantung—Presbytery in the Country—Synod of China—Moderator of Synod—In the General Assembly. | |
| CHAPTER XI | |
| The Shantung College | 207 |
| “The College of Shantung”—The Equipment—Physical and Chemical Apparatus—Gathering the Apparatus—The Headship Laid Down—The Anglo-Chinese College—Problem of Location and Endowment—Transfer of College to Wei Hsien—A New President—“The Shantung Christian University”—Personal Removal to Wei Hsien—Temporary President—Official Separation—The College of To-day. | |
| CHAPTER XII | |
| With Apparatus and Machinery | 236 |
| Achievements—Early Indications—Self-Development—Shop—Early Necessities—As a Help in Mission Work—Visitors—Help to Employment for Natives—Filling Orders—A Mathematical Problem—Exhibitions. | |
| CHAPTER XIII | |
| The Mandarin Version | 252 |
| First Missionary Conference—The Chinese Language—Second Missionary Conference—Consultation as to New Version of Scriptures—The Plan—Selection of Translators—Translators at Work—Difficulties—Style—Sessions—Final Meeting—New Testament Finished—Lessons Learned—Conference of 1907—Translators of the Old Testament. | |
| CHAPTER XIV | |
| Incidents by the Way | 275 |
| Trials—Deaths—The “Rebels”—Tientsin Massacre—Japanese War with China—Boxer Uprising—Famine—Controversies—English in the College—Pleasures—Distinctions and Honors—Journeys—Furloughs—Marriage—The Siberian Trip—Scenes of Early Life. | |
| CHAPTER XV | |
| Facing the New China | 305 |
| The Great Break-Up—Past Anticipations—A Maker of the New China—Influence of Missionaries—Present Indications—Dangers—Duties—Future of Christianity. | |
| CHAPTER XVI | |
| Called Up Higher | 319 |
| The Last Summer—Increasing Illness—Taken to Tsingtao—The End—A Prayer—Service at Tsingtao—Funeral at Chefoo—Tributes of Dr. Corbett, Dr. Hayes, Dr. Goodrich, Mr. Baller, Mrs. A.H.Mateer—West Shantung Mission—English Baptist Mission—Presbyterian Board—Secretary Brown—Biographer—“Valiant for the Truth.” | |