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Maclay, Robert Samuel

educator, clergyman, missionary, was born Feb. 7, 1824, in Concord, Pa. During 1847-72 he was missionary to China from the methodist episcopal church; during 1852-72 was superintendent of its mission in Foochow, China; and during 1872- 84 he was superintendent and organizer of its mission to Japan. He visited Korea in 1884, obtained from the king Korea's permit to christianity, which opened methodism to Korea. He was president of the Anglo-Japanese college, dean and instructor in Tokyo, Japan, during 1884- 87; and during 1888-93 filled the chair of theology in the Maclay College of Theology in San Fernando, Cal. He is the author of Life Among the Chinese; Alphabetic Dictionary of the Chinese Language; and other works.