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ceeded at once to master the Burmese language, a formidable task. The Bajitists of America formed a missionary union, May 18, 1814, and took him under its care. After a five years' residence in Rangoon, a rayut was built and opened with appropriate religious services, and as soon as his knowledge of the language per- mitted, Dr. Judson commenced to preach. He baptized Mong Nau, the first convert to Christian- ity, June 27, 1819. In 1824 he removed to Ava, when the war between England and Burmah broke out. The missionaries suffered much dur- ing this war, and he was cast into prison, where he spent two years hourly expecting death. He was rescued and returned to Rangoon, and then to Amherst, where his first wife died, Oct. 24, 1826. In 1831 he removed to Maulmain and on April 10, 1834, married secondly, Mrs. Sarah Hall Boardman, who died in St. Helena, Sept. 1, 1845. He married thirdly Emily Chubbuck, June 2, 1846. He went on missionary tours all through India and in his forty years' labor converted thousands to the Christian faith. He was stricken with the fever of the country and a sea voyage was i-ecommended. He sailed for the United States, April 8, 1850, and died and was buried at sea. His name was one of the twenty-one in " Class E, Missionaries and Explorers," submitted as eligible for a place in the Hall of Fame, New York university, in October, 1900, and received thirty-six votes, the largest number given in the class, but fifteen less than necessary to secure a place. Brown university gave him the degree of D.D. in 1823. He published: Elements of English Grammar (1809); A Dictionary of the Burman Language (translated, 1826) ; The Holy Bible (trans- lated, 1835; 2ded., 1840); Grammatical Notices of the Burman Language (1842); An English and Burmese Dictionary, including a Grammar (1850). He died on the Indian Ocean, April 12, 1850.

JUDSON, Andrew Thompson, representative, was born in Ashford, Conn., Nov. 29, 1784 ; son of the Rev. Andrew Judson. He was educated at the common schools and under the instruction of his father and brother ; was admitted to the bar in 1806, and practised in Montpelier, Vt., 1806-08. He returned to Ashford in 1808, and in 1809 removed to Canterbury, Conn. He was a representative and senator in the state legislature for several terms ; state's attorney, 1819-33 ; Demo- cratic representative in the 24th congress, 1835-37, and judge of the U.S. district court, 1837-53. He was designated in 1850, by the U.S. circuit judge of the second circuit, to hold court in the south- ern district of New York during the illness of the judge of that district, and he officiated at the trial of O'SuUivan and others for an attempted invasion of Cuba. He died at his home in Canter- bury, Conn., March 17, 1853.

JUDSON, Ann Hasseltine, missionary, was born in Bradford, Mass. , Dec. 22, 1789 ; daughter of John and Rebecca Hasseltine. She was educated at Bradford academy, and early in life became interested in religious work. She joined the Congregational church in Bradford, Mass., Sept. 14, 1806, and was engaged for several years teach- ing day and Sunday school. She married the Rev. Adoniram Judson, Feb. 5, 1812, and sailed with him to Calcutta, where she Avas associated with him in his work until her death, being tlie first American woman to work in the mission field in foreign countries. She visited the United States in 1832, where she wrote a history of the Burmese mission, returning to Calcutta in 1823. She then sailed to Rangoon to meet her husband, whom she found in prison. On his release they took up their residence in Amherst, where, with the aid of a teacher, she translated the Gospel of Matthew and the Burmese catechism into Siamese, as- sisted her husband in preparing a Burmese gram- mar, and made translations into that language. She died at Amherst, Burmah, India, Oct. 24, 1826.

JUDSON, Edward, clergyman, was born in Maulmain, Burmah, India, Dec. 27, 1844 ; son of the Rev. Adoniram and Sarah (Hall) Boardman Judson, and grandson of the Rev. Adoniram and Abigail Judson and of Ralph and Abiah Hall. He was brought to the United States in 1850, was prepared for college at Hamilton, N.Y., entered Madison universit}' in the class of 1864, and changed to Brown university, where he was graduated in 1865. He was principal of an acad- emy at Townshend, Vt., 1865-67 ; a student at Hamilton Theological seminary in the class of 1869 ; professor of Latin and modern languages in Madison university, 1867-74 ; pastor of the Baptist church. Orange, N.J., 1875-81 ; of the Memorial Baptist church. New York city, preach- ing in the old church, 1881-90, and in the church erected on a site on Washington square, south, after that date. In the church as rebuilt, he in- troduced free reading rooms, a gymnasium, baths, kindergarten and other school privileges for the poor of the neighborhood, and made the institution to meet the demands of higher re- ligious training in the tenement district. He also surmounted the tall tower of the church by an immense cross, illuminated at night, and visi- ble from all parts of that section of the city. Hamilton Theological seminary of Colgate uni- versity elected him lecturer on pastoral theology in 1897, and he was elected an honorary vice- president of tlie Baj^tist Education society and a manager of the American Baptist Missionary union. Madison university conferred on him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1883. He is the autlior of : Life of Adoniram Judson (1883); The Listitutional Church (1898).