Memoir of Ann H. Judson by Ann Hasseltine Judson

During this time, Judson embraced the writings of the French philosophes.

Judson and Eames developed a strong friendship, leading to Judson's abandonment of his childhood faith and parents' religious instruction. While studying at college, he met a young man named Jacob Eames, a devout deist and skeptic. Judson entered the College of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations (now Brown University) when he was sixteen, and graduated as valedictorian of his class at the age of nineteen. He was born to Adoniram Judson, Sr., a Congregational minister, and Abigail (née Brown). Judson was born on August 9, 1788, in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He also is mistakenly referred to as the first protestant missionary sent from America, he was in fact preceded by George Liele, a baptist missionary sent to Jamaica in 1782. However, since those predecessors did not remain long, and Judson also translated the Bible into Burmese, as well as established a number of Baptist churches in Burma, Judson is remembered as the first significant missionary in Burma, as well as one of the very first missionaries from America to travel overseas. His mission and work with Luther Rice led to the formation of the first Baptist association in America to support missionaries.Īt times mistakenly referred to as the first Protestant missionary to Burma, he was in fact preceded by James Chater and Richard Mardon (who both arrived in 1807) as well as by Felix Carey. At the age of 25, Adoniram Judson was sent from North America to preach in Burma. (August 9, 1788 – April 12, 1850) was an American Congregationalist and later Particular Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years.

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Memoir of Ann H. Judson by Ann Hasseltine Judson