Mission to the Karens

Malcom Sketches

Early Pastorates, Mission

Educator

Howard Malcom Exhibit

• Early Pastorates and Mission Tour
  Malcom was called to his early pastorates because he was a rising star in the new Triennial Convention.
• Early Years
  Malcom attended Dickinson College (1814-16) before falling under the influence of Baptist minister Rev.
• Educator
  Malcom was the leading mission educator of his generation.
• Historical Society
  After his retirement, Malcom spent most of his days at the American Baptist Publication Society offices in Philadelphia in the room of collections being gathered by the all-volunteer group the American Baptist Historical Society.
• Memorials
  Malcom’s recommendations shaped the direction of both the mission board in Boston and the Burma mission.
• Peace, War, & Slavery
  On top of his work as writer, professor, and college president, Malcom also assumed leadership of the numerous organizations, including the American Peace Society, the American Colonization Society, and the American Sunday School Union.
• Sketches
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• Triennial
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• Writer and Editor
  Why did the mission send someone to review operations? Twenty years into the American Baptist mission to Burma, correspondence between American missionaries and their home board remained difficult, complicated by cultural differences and the months (sometimes years) letters took to travel between Asia and America.

Mission to the Karens

• Photographs
  Numerous diverse ethnic groups comprise Myanmar (Burma).  Once Judson had firmly established the mission to the Burmese and Mon in Moulmein, he worked to establish new mission stations with missionaries and national leaders in every promising field throughout the country.  The first new mission station began in Tavoy in 1828 to bring the gospel of Christ to the Karens.

Mission to the Chins

Burma Baptists Delegation Videos

Early Years

Writer and Editor

Historical Society

Burma Baptist in America Today

• Burma Baptist Delegation at ABHS
  On July 11, 2012, a delegation of Burma ministers visited the American Baptist Historical Society.
• Georgia Chin Baptist Church
  On June 23, 2012,  Rev.

Judson Family Exhibit

• Mission Letters
  Find here a selection of Judson family correspondence from the American Baptist Historical Society collections.

Morning Star Exhibit

• Morning Star Articles
  The Morning Star was a monthly periodical published from 1842 to 1942 in the Sgaw Karen language by the American Baptist Mission Press in Burma.  It has been cited as being the "first of its kind" in Asia, in its use by a mission.  Its first editor, Rev.

Mission to the Chins

• Photographs
  Numerous diverse ethnic groups comprise Myanmar (Burma).  Once Judson had firmly established the mission to the Burmese and Mon in Moulmein, he worked to establish new mission stations with missionaries and national leaders in every promising field throughout the country.   Baptist work among the Chin peoples of Burma began in 1856.

Mission to the Kachins

Mission to the Burmese

Triennial

Peace, War, & Slavery

Memorials

Events

• Deborah Van Broekhoven in Salem, MA
• November 14 – 16, 2013 – American Baptist Historical Society, in association with McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University (Atlanta, GA): The Judsons: Celebrating 200 Years of Baptist Missions, Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future.
• January 18 – 30, 2013 – American Baptist Historical Society (Atlanta, GA): Judson200 Legacy Tour to Myanmar.

Mission to the Kachins

• Photographs
  Numerous diverse ethnic groups comprise Myanmar (Burma).  Once Judson had firmly established the mission to the Burmese and Mon in Moulmein, he worked to establish new mission stations with missionaries and national leaders in every promising field throughout the country.   Baptist work among the Kachin and Lisu groups began in 1877.

Mission to the Burmese

• Photographs
  Numerous diverse ethnic groups comprise Myanmar (Burma).  The first Baptist mission station was established by Adoniram Judson in 1813 to bring the gospel of Christ to the Mon and Burmese, who make up the vast majority of the population of the country.