Edward Judson (1844–1914) was an American

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clergyman, born in

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, a son of the missionary

Adoniram Judson Adoniram Judson (August 9, 1788 – April 12, 1850) was an American Congregationalist and later Particular Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Judson was sent from North America to preach in B ...

and his second wife, Sarah Hall Boardman. He graduated from

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in 1863. In 1868, he was appointed

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of Latin and modern languages at Madison (now Colgate) University. In 1874–75, he traveled abroad, and after being ordained into the Baptist ministry in the latter year, served as pastor of a church in

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, N. J., until 1881. Thereafter to the time of his death, he occupied the pulpit of a

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church first known as the Berean Church, later as the Memorial Baptist, and finally as the Judson Memorial Church, which was erected on Washington Square to house the congregation. He lectured on

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at the

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(1904–06), on Baptist principles and

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at Union Theological Seminary (1906–08), and was named professor of pastoral polity at Colgate. He wrote a biography of his father, and later, ''The Institutional Church''.

Works

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The Life of Adoniram Judson
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The New Laudes Domini: A Selection of Spiritual Songs, Ancient and Modern for Use in Baptist Churches
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The Institutional Church: A Primer in Pastoral Theology
' (1899) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Judson, Edward American theologians Christian writers Brown University alumni Religious leaders from New York City Baptist ministers from the United States 1844 births 1914 deaths Baptists from New York (state)