Lithograph of Matthew Tyson Yates. 1881. Matthew Tyson Yates was born in Wake County, North Carolina, in 1819. He was baptized in 1836. Yates’ early education took place at George W. Thompson, which he began attending in 1838. He then went on to become a graduate of Wake Forest College in 1846; he later received a D.D. from Wake Forest in 1872. Yates was ordained during a session of the Convention following his graduation. After ordination, he set sail with his wife for China, where he worked as a missionary with great success. He died on March 17, 1888. JPG file (364 KB)
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