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Matthew T's cabin
Years ago while researching my genealogy, I remember stumbling across an article from the Cary Historical Society that mentioned a cabin that was relocated from a nearby piece of land and donated to the Yates Baptist Association in Durham. The article mentioned that the cabin was on land belonging to the descendants of Matthew T Yates, the ( Read more... ) -
It has been too long...
It has been too many years since I updated my journal on this or any site. The pandemic, work, and graduate school have all sliced away pieces of my free time, turning writing more into a chore rather than a desire.
I've decided that instead of trying to write long, grand updates, I should focus on bite-sized nuggets that I find interesting and ( Read more... ) -
At the Gates of Shanghai...
"... in the providence of a merciful God, we stand together at the gates of the most distant field on the globe. And we have to be the pioneers of our mission." Those words spoken by Matthew to Eliza (Lizzie) on the eve of their disembarkation.
It's difficult to imagine what Matthew and Eliza were thinking on that first Monday in Shanghai. I ( Read more... ) -
The journey...
I couldn't decide if I should next move to Matthew T Yates' back story (his life as a boy in western Wake County North Carolina, his salvation, schooling at seminary, marriage to Eliza, etc), or jump forward to his first voyage to China. After some thought, I decided that his testimony and salvation was a really powerful story, and I really want ( Read more... ) -
Where to begin....
I am sitting here thinking where to begin the story of my fascination with Matthew Tyson Yates and his life in China. I thought I could just brain dump a bunch of random stuff on here, but that wouldn't be very scholarly of me. Of course, I'm no scholar so I can get away with that. 😊
My first trip to Shanghai was in the spring of 2014 on a ( Read more... ) -
My first journal
I have been researching the life of Matthew T Yates, a Baptist Missionary to China, for many years. Mostly because he is a relative of mine on my mother's side, and because I'm fascinated about that time period in China (mid to late 1800s). I've visited Shanghai where he was stationed, and each time I've been drawn toward gaining a greater ( Read more... )