Who's Who in the Far East/WALKER, Rev. Joseph Elkanah
WALKER, Rev. Joseph Elkanah (SHAOWU), D.D.; Clergyman, Missionary, A.B.C.F.M.; b. Feb. 10, 1844, at Walkers' Frairie, Washington; m. May 21, 1873; wife died, Feb. 22, 1896. Educ: Tualatin Academy and Pacific University Ore.; Banger Theol. Sem., Me. Parents were missionaries among Shokarre Indians in Eastern Washington, U.S.A. 180 miles north Walla Walla, where Whitman massacre occurred Nov., 29, 1847; came to Foochow, China, Oct, 16, 1872; moved to Shaowu, Nov., 1876, to open a new station; was there at time of Huasang Massacre, and was on Sharp Peak Island at the time the French attacked the Arsenal at Pagoda Anchorage; witnessed duel between French warships and Kingpai forts; has made forty odd 250 mile trips between Foochow and Shaowu, and has toured about in the interior for thirty odd years and has never yet received a scratch; house was looted in summer of 1900, but was in Kuliang at the time; never faced a mob but once but has never yet had to run or hide. Publications: Various articles in religious papers and magazines. Address: Shaowu, Fukien, China.