Marvin J. Newell

CP Guest Contributor

Three Missionary Wives: The Martyr, the Heroine, the Forgotten

Although five young men were commissioned as missionaries on February 6, 1812, considerable interest was concentrated on the three young wives who were so publicly expanding expectations of the role and capabilities of women in missions.

Beginning of North American Mission: What Happened to the Others Who Sailed?

Two couples and two single men left along with Adoniram and Ann Judson in February of 1812. The eight were sent out by the newly organized American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Here is what happened to the others who sailed to India (on two different ships) that month.

Beginning of North American Mission: What Happened to the Others Who Sailed?