JAMES

See also:

• CHALMERS, ALEXANDER (1759-1834)
• CHALMERS, GEORGE (1742-1825)
• CHALMERS, GEORGE PAUL (1836-1878)
• JAMES CHALMERS (1841-1901)
• CHALMERS, THOMAS (1780-1847)

CHALMERS (1841-1901)  , Scottish missionary to New Guinea, was born at Ardrishaig in Argyll . After serving in the Glasgow City Mission he passed through Cheshunt College, and, being accepted by the London Missionary Society, was appointed to Rarotonga in the South Pacific in 1866 . Here the natives gave him the well-known name "Tamate." After ten years' service, especially in training native evangelists, he was transferred to New Guinea . In addition to his enthusiastic but sane missionary work, Chalmers did much to open up the island, and, with his colleague W . G . Lawes, gave valuable aid in the British annexation of the south-east coast of the island . On the 8th of April 19o1, in company with a brother missionary, Oliver Tomkins, he was killed by cannibals at Goaribari Island . R . L . Stevenson has left on record his high appreciation of Chalmers's character and work . Chalmers's AutobiogPaphy and Letters were edited by Richard Lovett in 19oz, who also wrote a popular life called Tamale .