---
title: 'Missionaries and the Language'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Calvin Wilson Mateer'
date: 1905-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Missions (General)'
- 'Foreign Missions'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mateer-1905-missionaries-and-the-language
---

# Missionaries and the Language

Practical counsel urging missionaries to master the local language: devote focused study, practice with natives, train listening/pronunciation, and prioritize preaching and teaching.

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