THE APOSTLE OF BURMAH.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12889, 2 August 1913, Page 2

THE APOSTLE OF BURMAH.

Just a century ago, Dr Adomram Judsan entered upon his missionary labo'.irs in Burmah. He; has been worthily called tho, Apostle of Burmah. Ho -was tho pathfinder for Christianity to this people, livins; under the shadow of Buddha. For six years he laboured without, a. convert. Twenty years, later the baptised converts numbered about 1200. To-day tho Christian Knreni total about 210.000. Ho translated both tho Old and tho Now Testaments into Burmese. I Ho \wv-i also he-en called the Father of j American Missions, and this term indicates tho immense influence exercised by him entitling him to a foremost place among tho personal forces of modern cvange'isation. He was closely associated with the origin of tho American Board of Missions. Shortly after lio was largely influential in calling into i existence tho American Baptist Mission Society, which has proved itseli one of the most, active and successful denominational missionary organisations of tho Christian world. On commemoration of Dr Judson the Southern Baptists of America, are undertaking to raise the sT)le'id:id sum of a million and a quarter dollars for their mission enterprise in Burmah. Many of the Baptist pulpits of New Zealand will review the heroic labours in Binmah'at the suggestion of tho Baptist Missionary Society.