A Memoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Adoniram Judson, D.D. Book

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. MISSION TO ENGLAND. ? CAPTURE, AND DETENTION IN FRANC ? INTERVIEWS WITH THE DIRECTORS OF THE LONDON MIS SIONARY SOCIETY.?RETURNS TO THE UNITED STATES. ? AP- FOINTED A MISSIONARY OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS. ? MARRIAGE AND OK- ' DINATION. ?RELATIONS WITH THE BOARD. 1810-1812. The last chapter closed with an account of the meeting of the General Association at Bradford, and the appointment of the Board of Commissioners. This board held its first meeting, September 5, 1810, at Farmington, Connecticut. Its organization was there completed, and its rules of proceeding adopted. The object of the board was declared to be "to devise, adopt, and prosecute ways and means for propagating the gospel among those who are destitute of the knowledge of Christianity." It was voted, " that the Prudential Committee and Corresponding Secretary be requested to obtain the best information in their power respecting the state of uneyangelized nations on the western and eastern continents, and report at the next meeting of the board." It was also voted, " that the board highly approve the readiness of the young gentlemen at Andover to enter upon a foreign mission, aiid that it is advisable for them to pursue their studies till further information relative to the missionary field be obtained, and the finances of the institution will justify the appointment." The Prudential Committee elected at this meeting of the board consisted of William Bartlet, Esq., Rev. Dr. Spring, and Rev. Samuel Worcester. Mr. Worcester was also appointed Corresponding Secretary. The board also prepared an address to the public, and a form of subscription to be printed and circulated among the churches. It will be seen from the above proceedings that, at this t...Read More