William Speer (1822–1904) was an American pioneer Presbyterian missionary and author. He was initially a medical missionary to the Chinese in Canton (1847–1850), where he helped establish the first Presbytery in Canton. He was then sent to minister to the Chinese in San Francisco (1852–1857), where he founded the first Chinese Protestant church outside of China and became a strong advocate for the Chinese in California. Later (1865–1876) he served in Pennsylvania as the Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Education. (From Wikipedia)
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Speer, William, 1822-1904: The Oldest and the Newest Empire: China and the United States (Pittsburgh: R. S. Davis and Co., 1877) (multiple formats at Google)
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Speer, William, 1822-1904: Answer to the common objections to Chinese testimony, and an earnest appeal to the legislature of California, for their protection by our law (Chinese Mission House, 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)- Speer, William, 1822-1904: China and California ([publisher not identified], 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: God's rule for Christian giving. (Presbyterian board of publication, 1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: The great revival of 1800 (Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1872) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: An humble plea, addressed to the Legislature of California, in behalf of the immigrants from the empire of China to this state. (Office of the Oriental, 1856) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: An humble plea ... in behalf of the immigrants from the Empire of China to this State. (San Francisco, Calif. : Published at the office of The Oriental, 1856., 1856) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: The oldest and the newest empire : China and the United States (National pub. co.;, 1870) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: The oldest and the newest empire: China and the United States. (S. S. Scranton and company;, 1870) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: The oldest and the newest empire: China and the United States. (R.S. Davis, 1877) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: The oldest and the newest empire: China and the United States (National Pub. Co., 1870) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: The oldest and the newest empire : China and the United States (S.S. Scranton ;, 1871) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Speer, William, 1822-1904: Proceedings of the semicentenary celebration of the Presbyterian Board of Education : held May 25th, 1869 : Containing addresses by the Rev. Drs. McGill, Lord, Beadle, and McCosh : Also, A semicentenary review (Published by the Board, 1869), also by Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Education (page images at HathiTrust)
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