M. (Meletios) Golden

Published in 1912, Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker presents the life story of Rev. Meletios Golden in his own words. The book was issued in New York and describes his path from Greece to the United States, where he recast his life around Christian ministry and reform work.

The memoir shows him in several roles across that journey, including high priest, Salvation Army captain, and founder of the Greek-Amerikan-Christian-Association. Its tone is personal and testimonial, mixing autobiography with religious reflection and a strong sense of mission.

Very little biographical information about him appears to be widely preserved outside this book and its catalog records. Because of that, he is remembered chiefly through this memoir, which offers both a conversion narrative and a glimpse into immigrant religious life in the early 1900s.