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Samuel S. Day
Samuel Stearns Day (13 May, 1808 – 17 September, 1871), also known as Samuel S. Day, was the first Canadian-born American Baptist missionary to Telugu speaking provinces - Visakhapatnam, nearby to British Baptist missionary presence in Orissa (now Odisha); and Nellore, part of then-Madras presidency, later part of Andhra, and currently part of Andhra Pradesh.
He was the founder of American and Canadian Baptist missions in Telugu speaking provinces, especially Telugu Baptist mission at Nellore.
Day was born in Bastard Township, Ontario, Canada on 13 May 1808 to Jeremiah and Submit Day. He attended Sunday school in 1818. He has the habit of writing review of the past year on occasion of his birthday each year. At the age of 17, he wrote his autobiography on two narrow scraps of paper. In 1825, he was baptized at the "Branch Church" - later renamed to "Leeds Church". He stopped farming and started a career of teaching at Stone School House between 1827 and 1828. He was rebaptized in April 1828 and received into the church fellowship. Later, he continued teaching at Brick School House and then at Stone School House.
In 1831, Day attended seminary in Hamilton, New York, and later joined for ministerial training. Though his initial idea had been to work as missionary to the Native Indians of Canada, but foreign missionary operations in the whole world seemed to be calling. In 1833, on a return trip to Bastard, Day was granted a license to preach by his home church. He was appointed a missionary to India in August 1835.
In 1825 he was ordained to the Baptist ministry at Cortland, New York. In 1835 he graduated from the theological institution at Hamilton, New York. He was ordained on 24 August 1835.
Day married Roenna Clark in 1835.
On 23 September 1835, Day, along with E.L. Abbot and their wives sailed to India for missionary work under the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (ABFMS). Upon arrival in Calcutta on 5 February 1836, E.L. Abbot departed to Burma, while the Day family proceeded to Vizagapatam - also known by names Vizag or Visakhapatnam.
Upon arrival in Vizag, Day began learning the local Telugu language and went out on trips with London Missionary Society (LMS) missionaries already active in Vizag from 1805; Chicacole (present Srikakulam) was one town visited by him, that appeared to him to be the right place to commence operations of the "American Baptist Mission." On 6 June 1836, Roenna Clark bore him first of their seven children - they named the boy after the American Baptist Foreign Mission Board agent in India, Howard Malcom - Samuel Day was not free to choose where they would settle as missionaries - they were bound to wait for the counsel of Howard Malcom. The family moved to Chicacole and opened a school for its native people - they also performed the first converted [native] Christian marriage at Chicacole.
Samuel S. Day
Samuel Stearns Day (13 May, 1808 – 17 September, 1871), also known as Samuel S. Day, was the first Canadian-born American Baptist missionary to Telugu speaking provinces - Visakhapatnam, nearby to British Baptist missionary presence in Orissa (now Odisha); and Nellore, part of then-Madras presidency, later part of Andhra, and currently part of Andhra Pradesh.
He was the founder of American and Canadian Baptist missions in Telugu speaking provinces, especially Telugu Baptist mission at Nellore.
Day was born in Bastard Township, Ontario, Canada on 13 May 1808 to Jeremiah and Submit Day. He attended Sunday school in 1818. He has the habit of writing review of the past year on occasion of his birthday each year. At the age of 17, he wrote his autobiography on two narrow scraps of paper. In 1825, he was baptized at the "Branch Church" - later renamed to "Leeds Church". He stopped farming and started a career of teaching at Stone School House between 1827 and 1828. He was rebaptized in April 1828 and received into the church fellowship. Later, he continued teaching at Brick School House and then at Stone School House.
In 1831, Day attended seminary in Hamilton, New York, and later joined for ministerial training. Though his initial idea had been to work as missionary to the Native Indians of Canada, but foreign missionary operations in the whole world seemed to be calling. In 1833, on a return trip to Bastard, Day was granted a license to preach by his home church. He was appointed a missionary to India in August 1835.
In 1825 he was ordained to the Baptist ministry at Cortland, New York. In 1835 he graduated from the theological institution at Hamilton, New York. He was ordained on 24 August 1835.
Day married Roenna Clark in 1835.
On 23 September 1835, Day, along with E.L. Abbot and their wives sailed to India for missionary work under the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (ABFMS). Upon arrival in Calcutta on 5 February 1836, E.L. Abbot departed to Burma, while the Day family proceeded to Vizagapatam - also known by names Vizag or Visakhapatnam.
Upon arrival in Vizag, Day began learning the local Telugu language and went out on trips with London Missionary Society (LMS) missionaries already active in Vizag from 1805; Chicacole (present Srikakulam) was one town visited by him, that appeared to him to be the right place to commence operations of the "American Baptist Mission." On 6 June 1836, Roenna Clark bore him first of their seven children - they named the boy after the American Baptist Foreign Mission Board agent in India, Howard Malcom - Samuel Day was not free to choose where they would settle as missionaries - they were bound to wait for the counsel of Howard Malcom. The family moved to Chicacole and opened a school for its native people - they also performed the first converted [native] Christian marriage at Chicacole.