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MEMOIR OF THE LIFE AND LABoRS OF THE REV.
ApoNIRAH JupsoN, ID. d. BY Francis Wayland,
President Of Brown University. Vols PIP. 566,
522 Boston : Phillips, Sampson, Co. Sold by
Taylor 4 haury, Washington.
This important contribution to the history Of
missions has long been expected, and the per-
formance has justified the delay. DR.. Jud-
sons life . the story of the commencement
Of missions by the churches Of America in for
eign lands. 1t was the day-dawn of the wide
spread plans of Christian beneicence, which
are the glory Of our land, expressed not only in
Bible Societies, Home Mission Societies and
Foreign Missions, but in every other society
which has for its aim and end peace on earth
and good will to man.
The incentive to this great work, in the mind
of Dr. Judson and his associates, arose from
reading the "Star in the East" by the Rev.
Claudius Buchanan, whose conversion was one
Of the fruits Of the pastoral labors Of the Rev.
John Newton, himself singular expression Of
Gods goodness and long-sufering compassion.
The leaven hid in the heart of Judson soon be-
gan to heave and expand. He sought the aid
of the churches in and around Boston, but they
were timid-thcy could not understand how it
could be that they should trust q young man
whose wishes were clothed in language Of
Spartan simplicity " Give us the means to 90,
and at the end Of some twenty years you may
hear Of us again" And, with reluctance,
the Board OF Missions, then recently created,
n. Ind IN fha all bxax
Rev. George Burder, Of London, proposing to
resign DIR. Judson and his friends to the pat
ronage and direction Of the London Society
This letter is dated January 3, 1911.
The English Missionary Society declined
any joint mission with the American Board !;
and the Prudential Committee decided to rec
ommend to DR.. Judson and his friend, Samuel
Mott, Jr., not to place themselves under the
direction Of the London Missionary Society, but
to wait the further limitations Of Providence
at home. These were soon manifested in the
wishes Of the churches that they should be
sent forth at their cost and charge And DR..
Judson sailed, with his friend Newell, on the
18th February, 1912, from Salem. Mott Hall,
and Rice, sailed from Philadelphia on the same
day This then, is the era Of foreign missions
of the American churches.
They were all great men, and the last was
DR.. Judson who is destined to be known as the
apostle 10 The Bwman Empire.
The history of that mission is romance,
written in part by the beautiful and gifted
woman who linkcd her fortunes with bis in
1871 and whose love and devotion il unsur-
passed by any heroine dclineated in the pages
Of fiction.
DR.. Judson was remarkable man. He en-
tered the Empire of Burmah alone, and unsus-
tanned by any earthly protection. He had to
begin at the beginning Of his work--the Ian
guagc was without grammar or lexicon.
The famous old John Leland, of Berkshire, used
to say, There are many men little enough to
be great--there are few men great enough to
be littlep DR.. Judson's labors as preacher
began so soon as he could speak the language,
and ID was long before he had any encourage
mont. do you think the prospect bright for
the speedy conversion Of the heather? !" was q
question put to him by pious man; to which
he replied, promptly, "As bright % the prom
iscs Of Godv His faith was always calm, clear,
and cnduring--his will was indomitablc; no
disease, no danger, no difficulties or trials
changed for moment his fixed plans.
!. Having made himself perfectly familiar with
tho Burman language, he seemed to prefer it
to his native tongue He was aware that this
knowledge imposed upon him the duty Of de-
voting considerable portion Of his time to the
work Of Translation yet he considered his APP
propriate business AZ missionary to be the
preaching Of the Gospel He believed that