Preface
Preface
This book is the denouement of over three years of research. Some initial comments are necessary in terms of stylistic choices made throughout this book: “Judson” will predominantly refer to the subject under consideration, Adoniram Judson Jr. Some authors refer to him as Adoniram, but unless such an author is quoted or unless there might be contextual confusion in relation to his father or other family members, his surname will identify him. All citations and quotes from primary sources retain their original spelling and punctuation. The spelling often varies depending on the author and depending on the era of each piece’s publication. However, when not quoting primary sources, “Burma” will be used to refer to the present-day country of Myanmar, and to be consistent, this will be the spelling used for the older spelling, Burmah. “Burman” and “Burmese” are also used interchangeably as they were used in the nineteenth century. In addition, all other original spelling will remain unaltered in quotations. The original emphases will be indicated with italics only. When Judson’s nineteenth-century biographers transcribed his journals and letters, they often italicized those words that he underlined once, and they capitalized those words that he underlined twice. In this book, all his emphases are italicized and not capitalized. And all Scripture references are from the King James Version, unless otherwise noted.