Adoniram Judson

Adoniram Judson (9 August 1788 - 12 April 1850) was an American Baptist missionary who laboured for almost forty years in Burma (now known as Myanmar).

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9 August - 1788 - 12 April - 1850 - Baptist - Burma - Myanmar

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He was born 9 August 1788 in Malden, Massachusetts, son of a Congregational minister. He graduated from Rhode Island College (now Brown University) and later participated in the formation of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Judson was commissioned as a foreign missionary by the Congregational Church, and married Ann Hasseltine on 5 February 1812. In 6 September 1812, he converted to Baptism and was baptized in Calcutta, India. The following year, in 1813, he moved to Burma. Adoniram Judson was imprisoned for 21 months during the war between England and Burma. In 24 October 1826, his wife Ann died at Amherst (now Kyaikkami), Burma. In 1834, he completed the Burmese translation of the Bible. In April of that same year, he married Sarah Hall Boardman, widow of fellow missionary George Boardman. Judson?s wife Sarah died at St. Helena, Burma on 1 September 1845. For a third time, Judson married writer Emily Chubbuck on 2 June 1846. On 12 April 1850, Adoniram Judson died and was buried at sea off the coast of the Bay of Bengal.

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9 August - 1788 - Malden - Massachusetts - Brown University - Congregational Church - 5 February - 1812 - 6 September - Baptism - Calcutta - India - 1813 - England - Burma - 24 October - 1826 - Kyaikkami - 1834 - Bible - April - St. Helena - 1 September - 1845 - 2 June - 1846 - 12 April - 1850 - Bay of Bengal

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After his conversion to Baptist views on baptism, Judson's offer to Baptists in the United States to serve as their missionary resulted in the formation of the General Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the United States for Foreign Missions (commonly called the Triennial Convention) in 1814. Attitudes toward this convention and other auxiliaries would divide the Baptists in America.

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Baptism - United States - Triennial Convention

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Inside the campus of Yangon University is Judson Church, named in his honour.

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If you would like more in depth information concerning this Christian missionary, you may consider reading To The Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson, by Courtney Anderson.

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