Adoniram Judson
Adoniram Judson
Adoniram Judson, Jr.was an American Congregationalist and later Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Adoniram Judson became the first Protestant missionary sent from North America to preach in Burma. His mission and work with Luther Rice led to the formation of the first Baptist association in America to support missionaries...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth9 August 1788
CountryUnited States of America
prayer shapes matter
I never prayed sincerely and earnestly for anything but it came at some time; no matter at how distant a day, somehow, in some shape, probably the least I would have devised, it came.
running prayer answers
Our prayers run along one road and God's answers by another, and by and by they meet.
tired home world
I am not tired of my work, neither am I tired of the world; yet, when Christ calls me home, I shall go with gladness.
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The motto for every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be 'Devoted for Life.'
suffering trials missionary
If I had not felt certain that every additional trial was ordered by infinite love and mercy, I could not have survived my accumulated suffering.
giving desire may
It is true that we may desire much more. But let us use what we have, and God will give us more.
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I will not leave Burma until the cross is planted here forever.
prayer blessing giving
God loves importunate prayer so much that He will not give us much blessing without it.
promise
The future is a bright as the promises of God.
sacrifice succeed without-sacrifice
There is no success without sacrifice. If you succeed without sacrifice it is because someone has suffered before you. If you sacrifice without success it is because someone will succeed after.
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When any practice is proposed and enforced as a binding duty, we have a right to examine the grounds of the alleged obligation.
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Amboyna seems to present the most favorable opening. Fifty thousand souls are there perishing without the means of life, and the situation of the island is such that a mission there established might, with the blessing of God, be extended to the neighboring islands in those seas.
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According to the Burman system, there is no escape. According to the Christian system, there is. Jesus Christ has died in the place of sinners, has borne their sins; and now those who believe on Him, and become His disciples, are released from the punishment they deserve. At death, they are received into Heaven and are happy forever.
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A life once spent is irrevocable. It will remain to be contemplated through eternity. If it be marked with sins, the marks will be indelible. If it has been a useless life, it can never be improved. Such it will stand forever and ever. The same may be said of each day.