John Matthias Weylland

John Matthias Weylland was a British religious writer linked closely with the London City Mission. Sources found during this search identify him as living from 1823 to 1897, and several of his books focus on the mission’s work in London and among poor urban communities.

His best-known titles include The Man with the Book; or, The Bible Among the People, Round the Tower, Our Veterans, and These Fifty Years, a jubilee volume about the London City Mission. An autobiography, Valiant for the Truth, was published in 1899 after his death and edited by G. H. Pike.

Weylland’s writing appears to have been aimed at recording missionary work in everyday, difficult settings rather than writing abstract theology. That gives his books a strong documentary feel as well as a clear sense of purpose, making them interesting both as faith-based reading and as glimpses into Victorian social life.