YAO LANGUAGE

[s. 814] : One of the Bantu family of African languages, spoken by a number (not yet ascertained) of tribes inhabiting the Eastern shores of Lake Nyasa, in Portuguese East Africa, and found also in the Shir^ region — — and America and among By some, all Christian people. not all, of Ms compeers he was regarded (as a Presbyterian brother expre ed it) as “head and shoulders above any mi ionary in China.” Certainly his towering form, his learning, force, manners, and all that goes to make personality all conspired to make him a mighty_ factor in the world’s evangelization. Tho his body has slept in the grave if — for Ya-chan-fn 797 more than fifteen years, his influence is powerful in all the Southern States to-day. Once in the dark hours of war and reconstruction imposing influence inspired the hearts of the brethren with fresh courage and enthusiasm, and that influence “still in the world endures.” ’^“J-JS? Q9-?-^’ ^f” °f ^- ^- Yates, Sunday School Board his SBC, Nashville, Tenn. YATES, “William: Born at Lough borough, Leicestershire, England, December 15, 1792. Died July 3, 1845. Educated for the ministry at Bristol College; ordained August, 1814, and sailed for Calcutta as a mi ionary of the Baptist Mi ionary Society April 16, 1815. He joined the mi ion at Serampur, devoting himself to preaching and a isting Dr. Carey in the translation of the Scriptures. Because of the controversy of Dr. Carey and his companions at Serampur with the BMS, Mr. Yates, with three a ociates, separated from the Serampur Mi ion. They established themselves at Calcutta in 1817. His special work at Calcutta was the preparation of books and the organization of the new printing establishment, which was soon self-supporting. Mr. Yates visited England and the United States in 1827-29, and while he was in England the unhappy breach was healed between the Serampur mi ion and the BMS. On his return to India he was again stationed at Calcutta. He translated the whole Bible into Bengali, the New Testament into Hindi and Hindu stan i, and the New Testament and large portions of the Old Testament into Sanskrit. He was engaged in preparing the latter for the pre , and a large part had been already printed. He hoped by the close of another year to complete the translation of the Scriptures into this sacred and learned language of the East. But, his health failing, he sailed for England in 1845, and died on the pa age up the Red Sea. YELAMANCHILI A town in Madras, India,: about 35 miles by railway S. W. of Vizagapatam. Station of the BOQ (1890), with (1903) 1 mi ionary and his wife, 9 native workers, 1 outstation, 1 place of worship, 7 Sunday schools, 1 day school, 1 dispensary, and 50 profe ed Christians. YELANDUR A town in Central India, situated: Raipur and in the vicinity of Jagdalpur. Station of the ME, with (1903) 1 mi ionary and S. of his wife, 5 native workers, 6 Sunday schools, 1 day school, 1 place of worship, 1 outstation, and 77 profe ed Christians, of whom 64 are communicants. Some write the name Yellandu. YELL A MAN CHILE. See Yelamanchili. YELLANDU. See Yelandur. 815