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Judson (ADONIRAM an American)

ADONIRAM, an American missionary; born in Malden, Mass., Aug. 9, 1788; was graduated at Brown University in 1807 and studied theology at the Andover Theological Seminary. In April, 1810, he made application a to the London Missionary Society to go to "India, Tartary, or any part of the Eastern continent." In February, 1812, he sailed with his wife for Asia. During the voyage he was converted from the Congregational faith to that of the Baptist Church. In 1814, when the Baptists of the United States organized a missionary union he was taken under He settled in Burma; mastered its care. the language; and labored there for nearly 40 years. During the last 25 years of his work there were about He was the author of a Burman gram- 20,000 conversions among the Karens. He was the author of a Burman gramtionary; and a complete Burman Bible. He died at sea, April 12, 1850.

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