CONTENTS.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
EARLY YEARS.
1788-1809.
Birth—Precocity—Reverence for his father—Ambition over-stimulated—His sister, Abigail—Playing church—Removal to Wenham—His brother Elnathan—Death of a sister—Childhood reminiscences—“Does the sun move?”—Solving hard enigmas—Proficiency in arithmetic—“Old Virgil dug up”—Studying Revelation—Removal to Braintree and to Plymouth—College life—Teaching school—Publishing grammar and arithmetic—Conversion—Early impressions—Sceptical views—Journey—Startling incident at an inn—Entering the Theological Institute at Andover—Self-dedication—Joining the Church—Consecration to the ministry—Fervent piety
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CHAPTER II.
CONSECRATION TO MISSIONARY LIFE.
1809-1812.
General Association
London Missionary Society
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CHAPTER III.
VOYAGE TO BURMAH.
1812-1813.
The course—Change of views on Baptism—Arrival in Calcutta—Announces to the Board his change of views—Appeal to the Baptists—His baptism—Excluded from India by the East India Company—Journey to the Isle of France—Death of Harriet Newell—Journey to Madras—Voyage to Rangoon—Arrival—The effect in America of his change of views—Organization of a Baptist Missionary Society—Beneficial consequences of his becoming a Baptist—Missionary operations widened—Consolidation and growth of the Baptist denomination
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CHAPTER IV.
BURMAH.
Face of the country—Animals—Inhabitants—Industrial life—Government—Religion—History and distribution of Buddhism—Buddhism and Brahminism contrasted—Life of Buddha—Buddha’s Way of salvation—Point of Departure, the Goal, and the Way—Buddha’s moral code—Buddhism and Christianity
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CHAPTER V.
LIFE IN RANGOON.
1813-1819.
Task
Means
Difficulties
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CHAPTER VI.
LIFE IN RANGOON—CONTINUED.
1819-1823.
Journey to Ava—Unsuccessful visit at court—Return to Rangoon—Firmness of the converts—Colman’s death in Arracan—Revival amid persecution—First baptism of a Burman woman—Letter from Burman converts to American churches—Mrs. Judson’s alarming illness—The voyage to Calcutta and return—Series of conversions and baptisms—Mrs. Judson’s visit to America—Personal appearance—Mr. Judson’s solitude—Arrival of Dr. and Mrs. Price—Death of Mrs. Price—Second journey to Ava—Favorable reception at Court—Return to Rangoon—Purpose to establish a mission at Ava
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CHAPTER VII.
LIFE IN AVA AND OUNG-PEN-LA.
1823-1826.
Third journey to Ava—Bright prospects—Gathering war-cloud—Cold reception at Court—War between the English and Burmans—All the white foreigners thrown into prison—Duration of imprisonment—The place—Horrors of an Oriental jail—Serene faith—Mrs. Judson’s intercessions—Birth of Maria—Removal to Oung-pen-la—Final release—His personal reminiscences of his captivity—A British officer’s description of Mrs. Judson
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CHAPTER VIII.
LIFE IN AMHERST.
1826-1827.
282
CHAPTER IX.
LIFE IN MAULMAIN.
1827-1831.
Guyonism
303
CHAPTER X.
LIFE IN MAULMAIN—CONTINUED.
1831-1845.
376
CHAPTER XI.
VISIT TO AMERICA.
1845-1846.
The births of Charles and Edward—Mrs. Judson’s declining health—Voyage to America necessary—Arrival at the Isle of France—“We part on this green islet, love”—Mrs. Judson’s death at St. Helena—Arrival in Boston—His humility—An address in Eaton—A sermon at Plymouth—Missionary mass-meeting in Boston—Providence—New York—Bradford—Death of Charlie—Philadelphia—Utica—Waterville College—Hamilton—Richmond—Baltimore—Sketch of Emily Chubbuck—His first meeting with Emily Chubbuck—Marriage—Conflicting public opinions—Judson longs for his Burman home—Farewell to his sister and to his children—Embarcation
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CHAPTER XII.
LAST YEARS.
1846-1850.
Passing St. Helena—The Isle of France and Amherst—Arrival at Maulmain—Resuming work on the dictionary—Removal to Rangoon—“Bat Castle”—Sickness, suffering, and persecution at Rangoon—Retreat to Maulmain—The permission that came too late—Preaching, translating, and pastoral work—A spirit unconquerably youthful—Personal appearance—Correspondence with the Crown Prince of Siam—Sympathy with those in sorrow—Domestic life—Birth of “My Bird”—Mrs. Judson’s declining health—His last illness and death at sea—Birth and death of “Angel Charlie”—Closing scenes—“Sweet mother”
494
CHAPTER XIII.
POSTHUMOUS INFLUENCE.
550
APPENDIX.
A.—Autobiographical Record of Dates and Events, by A. Judson
561
B.—Mr. Judson’s First Tract for the Burmans
568
C.—The Threefold Cord
571
D.—Advice to Missionary Candidates
577
E.—The Kathayan Slave
580
F.—Wayside Preaching
589
THE LAND HEMISPHERE.
BURMAH.