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Ann Judson

Missionary

(1789 - 1826)

Ann Judson

As the life of Mrs. Ann H. Judson was completely identified with that of her heroic husband, it has been thought neither desirable nor possible to contemplate, them altogether apart. The reader, therefore, who has read our sketch of Dr. Judson, has become familiar with the great events and heroic achievements of her life. Hence the following pages will be devoted chiefly to an estimate of her character. And as she manifested great simplicity and force of character, was actuated by unmistakable motives, and kept ever in full the one great object of her life, her biographers have never been at a loss to decide with what lines and colors to depict her. She was not one of those women who, though brilliant and famous, have been so volatile that ... continue

Isaac Watts
Isaac Watts

Hymnwriter

(1674 - 1748)

"Joy to the world, the Lord is come / Let earth receive her King / Let every heart, prepare him room / And hea...
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Richard Sibbes
Richard Sibbes

Lecturer

(1577 - 1635)

Richard Sibbes was born in Tostock, Suffolk, four miles from Bury St. Edmunds, in 1577.[1] He is the eldest so...
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Xi Shengmo
Xi Shengmo

Chinese evangelist

(1836 - 1896)

Xi Shengmo, whose birth name was Xi Zizhi, was born into a literary class family of traditional Chinese medica...
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