The final session featured Conrad Mbewe on Adoniram Judson. This timeline, adapted from Wikipedia reminds us of the shape of Judson's life.
* 1788 — Born Malden, Massachusetts, August 9
* 1804 — Entered Brown University one year in advance, August 17
* 1807 — Received degree of BA, September 2
* 1808 — Completed English Grammar, and "Young Ladies' Arithmetic" (quite deistic)
* Converted and then entered Andover Theological Seminary, October 12
* 1809 — United with Third Congregational Church of Plymouth, May 28
* 1810 — Resolved with others to be a missionary, February
* 1811 — Sent to London to confer with London Missionary Society, January 11 to August 7
* Appointed missionary to the East, September 19
* 1812 — Married to Ann Hasseltine, February 5
* Ordained at Salem, Massachusetts, February 6
* Sailed from Salem, February 12
* En route to India becomes a Baptist. Baptised Calcutta, September 6 (Conrad commented that it takes a certain kind of man to, as it were, cut the umbilical cord while still in the womb!)
* 1813 — Unable to work in India, eventually arrived in Rangoon, July 13 (a baby died en route)
* 1819 — Began public worship in Burmese, April 4
* Baptised Maung Naw, first Burman convert (probably Mon ethnic he became a fiery evangelist), June 27
* 1823 — Completed New Testament in Burmese, July 12
* 1824 — Anglo-American War starts Arrived in Ava, January 23
* In fetters and prison as spy, June 8-December 30, 1825 (few survived as long in that place)
* 1825 — Mary Elizabeth born, January 26
* 1826 — Arrived at Rangoon, March 21
* Arrived at Amherst, July 2
* Heard of Mrs A Judson's death (October 24) on November 24 (each child she bore had died)
* 1827 — Heard of his father's death (November 25, 1826) July 11
* Arrived in Moulmein, November 14
* 1834 — Married widow Mrs Sarah Boardman, April 10 (5 of 8 children survived him)
* 1835 — Completed Old Testament translation, December 29
* 1844 — Edward Judson, son, born at Moulmein, Burma
* 1845 — Mrs S Judson died while on way to America, September 1
* Arrived in Boston, October 15
* 1846 — Married Emily Chubbuck, June 2
* Sailed for Moulmein, July 11
* 1849 — Completed English-Burmese dictionary, January 24 (though Conrad suggested he never quite did finish it himself)
* 1850 — Died at sea April 12
It's been a great conference.
2 comments:
Dear Mr Conference. It's great you go...it's just like being there myself! Had Conrad Mbewe at the Tab last night. Great stuff. Glad he made it back from Carey conference because I was first reserve....!!
One of the last things I did before leaving was to snap Conrad in the snow, which he was enjoying very much. Glad the conference reports are appreciated - I feel an obligation.
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