Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Bateman, Rev. Calvin A. by Jim Curran

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Admin  · 08/25/22 · Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Bateman, Rev. Calvin A., was born at Grove- land, N. Y., April 18, 1833; is of Scotch descent ; grandson of Deacon Zadoc Bateman, a soldier of distinction in the war for American independence ; son of Rev. Calvin Bateman, an eminent Bap- tist minister, who, while preaching in New York, had his skull fractured by a stone hurled by a drunken man through the church window, re- sulting in insanity until his death. His mother, daughter of Rey. Benjamin Barber, was a lovely Christian, and prominent in her zeal for foreign missions ; her eldest son was dedicated to the work in Burmah, but died just as he was nearly ready for his mission. His death and the father’s in- sanity left the family largely dependent upon young Calvin, then only ten years old. At the age of fifteen he was converted and baptized by Rev. Edgar Smith at Milan. Soon after the family moved to Mount Vernon, Mich., where young Bate- man was urged by his brethren to preach. He re- belled, feeling unfit for the work, until 1859, when he yielded to his convictions, began to preach, was licensed in 1860 by the Iowa Point church, and in 1863 was ordained at Atchison, Kansas. His life has been given largely to pioneer mission work in Mis- souri, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota, Colorado, Chero- kee Nation, Nevada, and California. He has aided in organizing over 60 new churches, conducted hundreds of revivals, baptized over 1900 converts, and witnessed the baptism of other hundreds con- verted under his labors. For three years he was U. S. superintendent of the Indians of Nevada. In 1875 he settled permanently in California as general State missionary. In this field he has tray- eled 25,000 miles, preached more than 1300 sermons, and baptized nearly 400 converts. His son, Rey. Cephus Bateman, entered the ministry in 1878, and is a successful pastor at Santa Cruz, Cal.(NOTE: I try to search online where these men are buried- Calvin’s father died in 1852 (I do not know if he ever recovered from the head injury) and is buried in Macomb County Michigan. The younger Calvin was given a military funeral when he apparently died indigent. His son Cepus served as a LT Col. Army chaplain)View insights108 post reach