Miller, William McElwee

Missionary, pastor, educator, writer; born, 1891; B.A. from Washington and Lee College, 1912, and M.A. in 1913; active in the YMCA; ordained by the Southern Presbyterian Church, 1916; graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1918; went to Meshed, Persia, as a missionary under the Presbyterian Church in the US; engaged in church planting, evangelism, pastorate, administrative work, and teaching; honorary doctorate from William and Lee College, 1932; retired in 1962 but remained active in teaching and writing on Christian missions; lived in Lutheran retirement home in Philadelphia, PA.

From the description of Oral history interviews with William McElwee Miller, 1979-1988. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 31200266

William McElwee Miller (1892-1993), evangelist, author, missionary with the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. engaged in evangelistic work and ministry in Iran (1919-1962).

From the description of Papers, ca. 1908-1994. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 61678086