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Adoniram Judson A Biography by his son
Edward Judson Table of Contents
Preface
CHAPTER 1 Early Years. 1788-1809.
Birth - Family - Education - Conversion Infidel sentiments - Rededication
CHAPTER 2 Consecration to Missionary Life. 1809-1812.
Samuel Nott, Jr., Samuel J. Mills, Jr., James Richards, Luther Rice, and Gordon Hall - American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Marriage to Ann Hasseltine - Ordination - Bound for Calcutta
CHAPTER 3 Voyage to Burma. 1812-1813.
Becomes a Baptist - Arrives in Calcutta - Welcomed by Dr. Carey Mr. and Mrs. Judson baptized - East India Company - Voyage to Isle of France (Mauritius) - Madras - Arrives in Rangoon, 1813 Change in denominational attitude
CHAPTER 4 Burma and Buddhism.
Country of Burma - People - Commerce - Agriculture - Government Buddhism and Brahminism - Doctrine of transmigration of souls - Buddha
CHAPTER 5 Life in Rangoon. 1813-1819.
Spreading the Gospel by tracts, catechisms, Scripture portions Preaching and the Zayat - Persecution - Ill health - Death of son, Roger Translation of Gospel of Matthew completed - Government harrassement First public worship service held - First Burman convert baptized More conversions and baptisms
CHAPTER 6 Life in Rangoon.(Continued).1819-1823.
Journey to Ava - Present petition to the Emperor - Petition denied Return to Rangoon - More conversions and baptisms - Mrs. Judson’s ill health Three months at Serampore, near Calcutta - Mrs. Judson leaves for America Mrs. Judson returns to Rangoon after absence of two years and three months Native church-membership in Rangoon grows from ten to eighteen Translation of the New Testament into Burmese completed Seek to plant a mission in Ava, the capital of Burma
CHAPTER 7 Life in Ava and Oung-pen- Lamentations 1823-1826.
Leave Rangoon for Ava - Impending war - War breaks out Judson seized and imprisioned for twenty-one months Physical and mental torture
CHAPTER 8 Life in Amherst. 1826-1827.
Treaty of peace signed - Return to Rangoon where native church-membership has been reduced to four faithful converts Leave Rangoon with the four believers to start new work in Amherst Mrs. Judson dies - Translation work continues - Daughter Maria dies Mission moved to Moulmein
CHAPTER 9 Life in Moulmein. 1827-1831. From Amherst to Moulmein - Judson’s habit of prayer Judson’s self-denial, sacrifice, character - Zayat, school and translation work Judson’s brother Elnathan dies - Invitation to visit America after eighteen years on field - George Dana Boardman
CHAPTER 10 Life in Moulmein(Continued).1831-1845.
Judson returns to Moulmein - Labors among the Karens Marries Sarah H. Boardman - Burman Bible completed - Daughter, Abby Ann, born Birth of three sons; Adoniram Brown, Elnathan and Henry - Mrs. Judson’s health fails Little Henry dies at 1 yr. and 7 months - Another son born, named Henry Home Board asks Judson to compile a Burman dictionary
CHAPTER 11 Visit to America. 1845-1846.
Two more sons born; Charles and Edward - Mrs. Judson’s health declines Travel to United States - Mrs. Judson dies - Judson meets Miss Emily Chubbuck Marriage to Emily Chubbuck - Six weeks later, they embark for Burma - Three oldest children (Adoniram, Elnathan, and Abby) remain in United States
CHAPTER 12 Last Years. 1846-1850.
Return to Moulmein - Missionary operation relocated to Rangoon House in Moulmein burns to ground - Intolerance of Burmese government to Christianity Continues work on dictionary - Sickness/lack of food - Discouragement and suffering Judson’s last words - Description of Judson as a person - Emily Frances born Last communication to the Board - Sea voyage for health - Dies and is buried at sea Ten days after his death, Mrs. Judson gives birth to her second child, named Charles, who dies the same day
CHAPTER 13 Posthumous Influence.
Summary of accomplishments, etc.
PREFATORY NOTE IT is my purpose in the following pages to present a clear and consecutive story of my father’s life, which may be justly said to form the main artery of the American Foreign Missionary Enterprise. In order to do this I have essentially re-written the Memoir which I prepared ten years ago for Anson D. F.
Randolph & Co., and have endeavored to meet the requirements of the younger generation of Christendom. Free use has also been made of the personal reminiscences contributed by the fascinating pen of Mrs. Emily C. Judson to Dr. Wayland’s noble and comprehensive Memoir, now out of print. In view of the recent fire in Tremont Temple, which consumed the memorials of my father in the possession of the American Baptist Missionary Union, it gives me now peculiar satisfaction to remember that I went carefully through all those precious journals and letters of his which are now lost forever.
E. J.
NEW YORK, 1894