Description:
John Elder (1894-1983) and his wife Ruth Roche Elder (1899-1992) were
appointed by the Board of Foreign Missions to the East Persia Mission in
1921. Throughout their 42 years of service, they were engaged in evangelistic
missionary work, initially in Kermanshah (1923-1934), the Hamadan
(1934-1937), and finally in Tehran (1938-1964). Dr. Elder served as the
pastor of the Persian speaking congregations in each city.
Creator:
Elder, John, 1894-1983. (interviewee)
Subject names:
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. East Persia Mission, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Iran Mission., Elder, John, 1894-1983.
Topics:
Missionaries--Iran., Missions--Iran.
Geographic subjects:
Hamadān (Iran)--History., Kirmānshāhān (Iran)--History., Tehran (Iran)--History.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:116398
