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Excerpt from The Life of Adoniram Judson
Guyonism - Tendency toward asceticism - Physical constitution shaken by tortures and sorrows - Solitude - American Christians slow to send reinforcements - Intense piety - Forms of self-mortification - Gives property to the Board -Destroys all correspondence and materials for eulogiums - Crucifies taste for literature - Gives up society - His intense socialness - Recovery of equilibrium - The mission-house at Maulmain - Bold robbery - Zayat work - School work - Women and children persecuted - Sufferings of Mee-Shway-ee - Work of translation - Ordination of Moung-Thah-a - Ordination and death of Moung-Ing - Removal of Boardman to Tavoy - Death of Elnathan Judson - Arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Bennett -Removal of the Wades to Rangoon - Mr. Judson repairs to Rangoon - Attempt to establish a mission in Prome - Return to Rangoon - Burman thirst for the Word -Distribution of tracts - Seclusion at Rangoon for the Bible translation -Interior of his study - Invitation to visit America declined - Regard for the health of his missionary associates - Death of Boardman;
Return to Maulmain - Condition of affairs - The Karens - Views of ministerial education - Tours in the Karen jungles - Reinforcements from America - His personal habits - His marriage to Mrs. Boardman - Her heroic career at Tavoy -Parting with George - Translating the Bible - Revision - His views of distributing the Bible - His views of the Old Testament - The excellence of his Burman version of the Bible - Teaching and preaching - Personal appearance -Annals of domestic life - Birth of Abby Ann - Birth of Adoniram Brown - Declining health - Birth of Elnathan - Voyage to Calcutta and return - Birth of Henry - Birth of Luther - Voyage of the family to Calcutta -
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