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Adoniram Judson

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'''Adoniram Judson ''' (1788-1850) was an [[American Baptist Churches USA|American Baptist]] missionary who converted much of [[Burma]].<ref>http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/bjudson1.html</ref> A brilliant man, he became an atheist in college at the urging of a friend at Brown University. A few years later, as he stayed in an inn, he heard the groans of a dying man next door but in his heart viewed the stranger with contempt. The next morning, after the man died, Judson realized that it was his own college friend. Judson then converted to Christianity with a special passion.
At age 23, he traveled with his wife from [[New England ]] to [[Calcutta]], [[India]], but they were diverted by the British East India Tea Company to [[Rangoon]], [[Burma]]. There they spread [[Christianity ]] in Burmese, translating the Bible for the local population.
During his life Judson helped establish 63 churches and 123 ministers. He helped baptize over 7,000 Christians in Burma. Judson himself was imprisoned during the Burmese War.
Judson once declared wrote:
":How do Christians discharge this trust committed to them? They letthree fourths of the world sleep the sleep of death, ignorant of thesimple truth that a Savior died for them."
----[[Judson University]] is named in his honor.
'''Sources:''' ==Notes & References==<references/>{{DEFAULTSORT:Judson, Adoniram}} [[Category:Missionaries]]
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