Who's Who in the Far East/PETTEE, Dr. James H.

3630951Who's Who in the Far East — PETTEE, Dr. James H.

PETTEE, Dr. James H. (OKAYAMA), Clerical Missionary; b. July 16, 1851, at Manchester, U.S.A.; m. Aug. 1, 1878, Belle Wilson. Educ: Dartmouth College, New Hamp.; Andover Theological Seminary, Mass. Missionary of A.B.C.F.M. in Japan, since 1878; residence, since 1879, Okayama, where has been senior Missionary since 1888; Pastor, since 1889 of Mission Church of Christ in Japan; closely associated with Mr. J. Ishii, founder and present Superintendent of Okayama Orphanage; oldest and largest Protestant Orphange in Japan, 378 children at present; one of three foreigners on Board of ten trustees; Treasurer, Japan Union of Christian Endeavour; English editor of "Japan Endeavour;" regular Japan correspondent of "Congregationalist" and "Christian World," of Boston, Mass.; chairman, during 1905, of Missionary Association of Central Japan; chairman for 1906 of Japan Mission of the A.B.C.F.M.; life mem. Asiatic-Society of Japan; mem. Red. Cross Society. Publications: " A Chapter of Mission History in Modern Japan,"" Mr. Ishii and His Orphanage." Address: Okayama, Japan.