Mary Deyo (January 8, 1858 – December 15, 1932) was an American teacher and Christian missionary in Yokohama, Ueda, and Morioka in Japan, from 1888 to 1905.
Deyo taught primary school in Livingston, New York from 1884 to 1886, and taught briefly at the normal school in New Paltz. She was a teacher at Ferris Seminary, a girls' school in Yokohama, from 1888 to 1894, and worked as an evangelist in Ueda after 1895.[2][3] She also worked with fellow American missionary Mary Leila Winn in Morioka from 1903 to 1905.[4][5][6] Her work was supported by the Women's Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America, and by the King's Daughters, a churchwomen's organization. She taught English and literature classes, introduced physical education classes at Ferris Seminary,[7] and was vice-president of the Yokohama Literary Society. She spoke at a missionary conventions in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Poughkeepsie in 1901,[8][9][10] and retired from Japan in 1905.[1]
Personal lifeedit
Deyo died in 1932, in New Paltz, aged 75 years. Her papers, including correspondence from her years in Yokohama, are in the collection of Huguenot Historical Society and the Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz.[1]
^ abHouse, Renee S.; Coakley, John (1999). Patterns and Portraits: Women in the History of the Reformed Church in America. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 128. ISBN978-0-8028-4705-8.
^Miller, E. Rothesay (1901). Sketch of the North Japan Mission. Board of Foreign Missions, R.C.A. pp. 29, 41–42.
^Directory of Protestant Missionaries in China, Japan and Corea. "Daily Press" Office. 1903. p. 40.
^Loomis, Rev. H. (February 1905). "Christian Work Among Japanese Soldiers". The Chinese Recorder. 36: 63.
^Cobb, Henry Nitchie (1893). Far Hence: A Budget of Letters from Our Mission Fields in Asia. Woman's Board of Foreign Missions, R.C.A. p. 213.
^Terazawa, Yuki (2018-04-13). Knowledge, Power, and Women's Reproductive Health in Japan, 1690–1945. Springer. p. 180. ISBN978-3-319-73084-4.
^"A Prosperous Missionary Society". The Plain Speaker. 1901-02-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-11-19 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Missionary Conference". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1901-02-22. p. 9. Retrieved 2020-11-19 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Missionary Convention". Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. 1901-04-26. p. 5. Retrieved 2020-11-19 – via Newspapers.com.
External linksedit
A photograph of Mary Deyo and a colleague in Japan, in the New York Heritage Digital Collections.
Mary Deyo, "Interest in Mission Work", The Mission Field 1(August 1888): 2-3. An essay by Deyo, at the beginning of her missionary career.
mary, deyo, january, 1858, december, 1932, american, teacher, christian, missionary, yokohama, ueda, morioka, japan, from, 1888, 1905, from, 1901, publication, bornjanuary, 1858gardiner, yorkdieddecember, 1932gardiner, yorkoccupationamerican, missionary, japan. Mary Deyo January 8 1858 December 15 1932 was an American teacher and Christian missionary in Yokohama Ueda and Morioka in Japan from 1888 to 1905 Mary DeyoMary Deyo from a 1901 publication BornJanuary 8 1858Gardiner New YorkDiedDecember 15 1932Gardiner New YorkOccupationAmerican missionary in Japan Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editDeyo was born in Gardiner New York the daughter of Jonathan Deyo and Maria Lefevre Deyo She trained as a teacher at the normal school in New Paltz graduating in 1887 1 2 Career editDeyo taught primary school in Livingston New York from 1884 to 1886 and taught briefly at the normal school in New Paltz She was a teacher at Ferris Seminary a girls school in Yokohama from 1888 to 1894 and worked as an evangelist in Ueda after 1895 2 3 She also worked with fellow American missionary Mary Leila Winn in Morioka from 1903 to 1905 4 5 6 Her work was supported by the Women s Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America and by the King s Daughters a churchwomen s organization She taught English and literature classes introduced physical education classes at Ferris Seminary 7 and was vice president of the Yokohama Literary Society She spoke at a missionary conventions in Philadelphia Brooklyn and Poughkeepsie in 1901 8 9 10 and retired from Japan in 1905 1 Personal life editDeyo died in 1932 in New Paltz aged 75 years Her papers including correspondence from her years in Yokohama are in the collection of Huguenot Historical Society and the Elting Memorial Library in New Paltz 1 References edit a b c Roth Eric Mary Deyo Papers ca 1850 1932 Historic Huguenot Street Retrieved 2020 11 19 a b House Renee S Coakley John 1999 Patterns and Portraits Women in the History of the Reformed Church in America Wm B Eerdmans Publishing p 128 ISBN 978 0 8028 4705 8 Miller E Rothesay 1901 Sketch of the North Japan Mission Board of Foreign Missions R C A pp 29 41 42 Directory of Protestant Missionaries in China Japan and Corea Daily Press Office 1903 p 40 Loomis Rev H February 1905 Christian Work Among Japanese Soldiers The Chinese Recorder 36 63 Cobb Henry Nitchie 1893 Far Hence A Budget of Letters from Our Mission Fields in Asia Woman s Board of Foreign Missions R C A p 213 Terazawa Yuki 2018 04 13 Knowledge Power and Women s Reproductive Health in Japan 1690 1945 Springer p 180 ISBN 978 3 319 73084 4 A Prosperous Missionary Society The Plain Speaker 1901 02 28 p 1 Retrieved 2020 11 19 via Newspapers com Missionary Conference The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 1901 02 22 p 9 Retrieved 2020 11 19 via Newspapers com Missionary Convention Poughkeepsie Eagle News 1901 04 26 p 5 Retrieved 2020 11 19 via Newspapers com External links editA photograph of Mary Deyo and a colleague in Japan in the New York Heritage Digital Collections Mary Deyo Interest in Mission Work The Mission Field 1 August 1888 2 3 An essay by Deyo at the beginning of her missionary career Portal nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Deyo amp oldid 1150896752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
