Brown, Nathan, D.D., was born in New Ips- wich, N. H., June 22, 1807.

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Brown, Nathan, D.D., was born in New Ips- wich, N. H., June 22, 1807. He graduated at Wil- liams College, Mass., in 1827, and at the Newton Theological Institution in 1830. He was ordained at Rutland, Vt. April 15, 1831. Having been appointed as a missionary, he sailed from this country Dec. 22, 1832, and reached Calcutta, May 5, 1833, and proceeded at once to take charge of a mission to the Shans. He commenced his work March, 1836, in Sadiya, at the northeast extremity of Assam. He removed, in 1839, to Jaipur, and to Sibsagor in 1841. While here, Dr. Brown directed his special attention to the work of trans- lation. The whole New Testament in Assaman was printed in 1848. Year after year new and revised editions were issued from the press, and Dr. Brown had the satisfaction of knowing that he had been an instrument in the hands of God of giving the knowledge of the truth “as it is in Jesus” to millions of the human race. – In 1855, Dr. Brown, after twenty years of faithful service, returned to his native land. Differences of opinion as to mat- ters of missionary policy having come between Dr. Brown and the Executive Committee, his connec- tion with the Missionary Union was dissolved July 26,1859. For several years Dr. Brown was engaged in editorial work in this country, and in advocating the claims of the Free Mission Society. In 1872 the Union unanimously voted to take charge of the Japan mission of the American Baptist Free Mis- sion Society, and Dr. Brown’s connection with the Union was restored, and he was sent to Japan. He reached Yokohama in February, 1873, and entered upon his missionary work. During a part of the five years past he has given his special attention to the work of the translation of the Bible into the Japanese language. In the report of 1878 we find that, within the last three years, over 1,000,000 pages of Scripture, including the first three gospels and portions of the Old Testament, have been printed. When the whole Bible, faithfully translated, shall have been given to the 33,000,000 that inhabit Japan, Dr. Brown may well thank God for the part which he has been permitted to take in so blessed an undertaking. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart photos from findagraveHe died on the field in Yohohama Japan and is buried there.