Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ
In 1880 he published Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, a novel set during the time of Jesus Christ in the Roman Empire… Continue reading Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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Send Me to the Rough
David Brainerd was a frail young man, tubercular, sickly, and easily depressed. He longed to reach the Indians of Colonial America, but his first venture to a tribe in Massachusetts was fraught with danger. Unknown to him, his every move … Continue reading Send Me to the Rough
Harriet Newell Left Blessings Behind
Harriet Atwood was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts on October 10, 1793. In 1806, while at school at Bradford, Massachusetts, she became deeply impressed with the importance of religion. In 1809, at the age of sixteen, she joined the First Congregational Church, in Roxbury. She developed an interest … Continue reading Harriet Newell Left Blessings Behind
A Miserable, Dirty Town for the Judsons
Adoniram Judson is often singled out as the first American foreign missionary. This is only partly true. When he sailed for India in 1812 he was but one of four men traveling as Congregational missionaries to the Orient. And his … Continue reading A Miserable, Dirty Town for the Judsons
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