Calder began his career in the church as a missionary to China in 1851-54. According to a ship’s manifest and Ellen Calder’s diary, Jung Ing Haw returned in 1854 with the family to work as a servant in their home in Harrisburg, Penn. Jung Ing Haw joined the family in 1856. It is not clear what her relation, if any, to Jung Ing Haw was. According to his obiturary in the Harrisburg Telegram, Rev. Calder then served as pastor of the Free Will Baptist church in Harrisburg for most of his life. Before the Civil War, he was active in the underground railroad. From 1869 to 1871 he was president of Hillsdale College in Michigan, and from 1871 to 1880 he served as acting president of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural College. His wife Ellen was the daughter of the Rev. John Winebrenner, founder of the Church of God.
The following is a transcription of a letter from Jung Ing Haw to Frank Calder (only minor interpolations have been made to maintain the sense):

Foochow 18th July 1898

Mr. Frank R. Calder,

Dear Sir,

Your kind letter dated 3rd June came to hand today[.] it would give me the greatest pleasure to hear of you as I had for a long time never heard a any things, untill last winter Rev. S. L. Baldwin came to Foochow[.] I made an inquiry of him about your father he told me that your father was dead, I was very sorry to learned[.] so far I can remember that your father and mother were very kind to me[.] I always feel much indebted to them. I was very glad to hear that you and your family are progressing well and keeping in good health and your 3 children are doing well. As I never thought you were 47 years old the times was passed away so quickly. I am 65 years old last March. But I had been very unfortunately as I have 4 sons and a number of daughters[.] the elder son when he was 24 years old he died on the cholera now 17 years ago while he live he was as a clerk with the Telegraph and Co. My 2nd son was joined to Chinese Navy as second officer of Man of War “King Yuen” he was killed on war between China Japan about 5 years ago[.] my third son is 16 years also as a assistant clerk in Telegraph and Co. My youngest son 14 years attending the school 4 of them knowledge the English language. I still have 2 younger daughters in house with me one 12 years the other 10 years the rest all married, also I have 2 grandsons one granddaughter.
I must say Harrisburg great improvement after I left, but I am sorry to say our country become weaker and weaker every day after the war with Japan[.] I was very sorry I did not become to America subject as your dear late father wished me to do so when I was in Harrisburg. I am a member of Methodist Episcopal Church here, there are many thousand native Christians now, increasing their number every day[.] before long there will be plenty more, we have here a large Church will hold about 1500 or 1600 people, it built recently. I am now teaching some native boys in English earning a little money with my son’s wages keeping my family on as my aged became so great. I believe I would not live long upon the earth so I make my son correspondence with you[.] I beg to inclosed herein a few lines of his writing please to accept it. But I will send my 4 children photos before long to you.
Though I am old, but one thing I beg to say my health keep wonderfully good.
Trusting that your and your whole family doing well please give love and kind regard to them and your brother whom I known them in Harrisburg.
Please write soon.
I remain, Sir,
Your affectionate friend
Jung Ing Haw

Figure 68: Calder Obituary
Obituary for the Rev. James Calder.

Figure 69: English-Chinese
Lists of foods and ingredients in English, Chinese and transliterated Chinese from Ellen Calder’s recipe book and journal.