ABCFM WADE, Jonathan

[s. 791] : Born at Otsego, N. Y., December 10, 1798. Died at Rangoon, Burma, June 10, 1872. Graduated at Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution 1822; ordained February, 1823; embarked as a mi ionary of the ABMIJ for Burma, June 22, 1823; reached Rangoon December 5 following. At the commencement of the first Burmese war, soon after his arrival, he and Mr. Hough were arrested, imprisoned, and put in irons, then dragged to the place of execution, and compelled to kneel before a Burmese executioner, who had received orders to smite off their heads at the discharge of the Rangoon. Panic-stricken first British gun on at the sound of the cannon, the executioner, alarmed for his own safety, left his prisoners and fled. They were afterward seized by the Burmese officials, but rescued by the advancing British troops. They went to Calcutta, remainMr. Wade occupied ing till the close of the war. himself during this interval in the study of the books, and super in language, translation of He tending the printing of useful works. English in the Circular Roads preached also Baptist Chapel. At the close of the war he returned to Burma, making Amherst his home until the transfer of tlie mi ion to Maul main, where he labored thirteen years. In 1830 he In 1831 he visited Kyouk returned to Rangoon. Phyoo in Arrakan, and began the work which m was continued by Mr. Coms ock and others. He received the degree of D.D. in 1852 from Madison (now Colby) University. In the absence of Dr. Binney in the United Stages he had charge of the theological seminary for Karens at Maul main. In addition to preaching the Gospel, ho reduced to writing the two Karen dialects, Sgau and Pwo, and prepared important theological and educational works among them a Karen Thesaurus, a work in 5 volumes, the last volume completed in 1850. This he designed to be for the Karen language what Dr. Judson’s Dictionary was for the Burmese, and to its revision he devoted He his powers as long as he was able to work. visited the U. S. twice, returned to Maul main from the second of these visits in 1852, and during twenty years more, tlio suffering from an incurable malady, he continued his literary Only six days before his labors for the Karens. death did he lay down his pen. — WADHWAN: A town in Bombay, India, situated in the Gujarat region, about 65 miles S. W. of Station of the PCI (1895), mi ionary and his wife, 6 native Ahmadabad. with (1901) 1 workers, 2 Sunday schools, 2 day schools, orphanage and 17 profe ed Christians. 1 WAHIAJER: A settlement in A am, India, situated in the Jaintia Hills, S. E. from Jowai, and giving acce to the Mikir and Bhoi hill tribes. Station of the Welsh Calvin is tic Methodist Mi ion, with (1903) 1 mi ionary, 22 native workers, 17 outstations, 28 places of worship, 18 Sunday schools, 32 day schools and 1,055 profe ed Christians, of whom 344 are communicants. ch151.xhtml w 791