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WHO'S WHO IN THE FAR EAST (JUNE) 1906-7.

present at engagements at New-

chwang, Sha-ho and Liaoyang; at request of Russian Commander entered Liaoyang with message regarding terms of occupation; entered Mukden with Russian army, Oct. 2, 1900; resident in city during battle of Liaoyang in Russo- Japanese war and received over 300 wounded Chinese (non-combat- ants) into Mission Hosp.; super- intended relief work of Internation-

al Red Cross Soc. during Russo- Japanese war, relief distributed to 32,691 individuals. Decorations:

Russian medal for China Campaign, 1900-01; gold snuff-box presented by H.I.M. the Emperor of Russia. Ad- dress Liaoyang, Manchuria.

WHERRY, Prof. John (PEKING), M.A.,

D.D.; Professor of Theology, and

Missionary; b. May 23, 1837, near Shippensburg, Penn., U.S.A., 8. of

Hon. Samuel Wherry, State Senator'

of Penn. and Assoc. Judge of

Cumberland County; m. 1863, Sara

E. Brandon. Educ.: Franklin Acad.,

Pa.; Princeton University; Prince- ton Theol. Seminary. Instructor of Latin in Princeton University, 1860-61; with Pennsylvania militia in civil war, 1862; arrived at Shang-

hai as Missionary of the Presby- terian Church, 1864; superintendent

of the Presbyterian Mission Press,

1869-70; removed to Chefoo, 1870,

and to Peking, 1872; pastor of 1st Presbyterian Church, Principal of Peking High School; Principal of Shantung College, 1878-S0; Secre- tary of Publication Committee of North China Tract Society ; Chair- man of No:th China Tract Society;

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Joint Editor of Chinese Sunday

Lesson Papers; Moderator of the Synod of China; three times Com-

missioner to the Presbyterian Gen- eral Assembly in U.S.A.; appointed by Shanghai Conference with Drs. Chalmers, Edkins, Sheffield and

Schaub on Committee to translate

the Bible into High Wen-li; in the siege of the Legations, 1900; ap- pointed by the North China Educational Union Professor of New Testament Exegesis in the North China Union Theological College. Member of Peking Mis- sionary Association and of Peking Oriental Society. Publications :

Biographical Sketch of William Gamble,-originator of the modern typefoundry and press for Chinese, Japanese and Corean printing ; History of the Translation of the

Bible into Chinese; various articles in English and Chinese periodicals;

conjointly with others, about 30

vols. of Sunday Lessons in Chinese;

and the New Testament in High

Wen-li. Address : Presbyterian Mis- sion, Peking, China.

WHITE, Prof. Frank Johnstone (SHAOHSING), A.M.; Missionary,

A.B.M.U.; b. Sept. 24, 1870, at Deca-

tur, Ill., U.S.A.; m. Aug. 7, 1901.

Educ.: Ottawa Univ., Ottawa,

Kans.; Rochester Theological Sem., N.Y. Was Captain in Kansas State Militia; is Prof. in Shaoh- sing Theological Coll. conducted under auspices of American Baptist Missionary Union, Publications; Editor "The New East" Magazine,

published at Canton. Address: Shaohsing, China.