Emma Waldo Smith Marshall | |
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 Emma Waldo Smith, from a 1901 publication | |
| Born | Emma Waldo Smith May 11, 1879 Rangoon, Burma |
| Died | January 24, 1943 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation | Missionary |
| Spouse | Harry Ignatius Marshall |
Emma Waldo Smith Marshall (May 11, 1879 – January 24, 1943) was an American Baptist missionary educator and linguist, born in Burma. She taught at the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary in Rangoon.
Early life and education
Emma Waldo Smith was born in Rangoon, Burma, the daughter of American missionaries Daniel Appleton White Smith and Sarah Lincoln Stevens Smith, [1] Her father was the president of the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary. [2] Her grandfather, Samuel Francis Smith, was an editor and writer, best known as author of the lyrics to "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)", [3] She lived in Newton Centre, Massachusetts as a child, [4] and graduated from Vassar College in 1900, [5] and spent a year in training at the Newton Theological Institution, before returning to join her parents' work in Burma. [6] [7]
Career
Smith taught Greek New Testament classes at the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary in 1902 and 1903. [8] [9] She studied the Karen language, and helped translate texts into Karen, including classroom materials, a translation of the Bible and a Christian hymnal. She and her husband took charge of the Karen Baptist Theological Seminary in 1920. In 1936, they were assigned to a mission post at Toungoo. They left Burma in 1942 when Japan occupied Burma. [6]
Personal life
In 1903, Smith married fellow American missionary Harry Ignatius Marshall, [10] author of The Karen people of Burma: a study in anthropology and ethnology (1922) [11] and Naw Su: A Story of Burma (1947). [12] They had five children, four of whom were born in Burma. [1] She died in 1943, aged 63, in Boston. Her widower dedicated his next book, Flashes Along the Burma Road (1946), [13] to her memory. [14] The Harry and Emma Marshall Papers are in the collection of the American Baptist Historical Society in Atlanta. [6] There are other relevant papers in the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society records, 1813-1961, at Cornell University. [15]
References
- ^ a b Klein, Mrs. C. L. (May 1943). "Emma Waldo Smith Marshall: A Tribute". Missions. 34: 81–82 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Karen Theological Seminary". Annual of the Northern Baptist Convention. 8: 451–452. 1915.
- ^ "Samuel Francis Smith". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ "The Sailing of Our Missionaries". Helping Hand. 28: 3. October 1901.
- ^ The Vassarion. 1900. p. 34.
- ^ a b c "Collection: Marshall, Harry and Emma Papers". American Baptist Historical Society. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- ^ Hurlin, William; Sargent, Orison Clark; Wakeman, William Walter (1902). The Baptists of New Hampshire. New Hampshire Baptist Convention. p. 93.
- ^ Smith, D.A.W. (July 1902). "The Karen Seminary". Baptist Missionary Magazine. 82: 43.
- ^ Smith, D.A.W. (July 1903). "The Karen Theological Seminary". The Baptist Missionary Magazine. 83: 60.
- ^ "Personals". The Vassar Miscellany. 33: 168. January 1904.
- ^ Marshall (Rév.), Harry Ignatius (1922). The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology. The University.
- ^ Marshall, Harry Ignatius (1947). Naw Su: A Story of Burma. Falmouth Publishing House.
- ^ Marshall, Harry Ignatius (1946). Flashes Along the Burma Road. Island Press.
- ^ Leyden, Louise (1946-02-24). "The Reviewing Stand". The Miami News. p. 27. Retrieved 2021-11-06 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Guide to the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society records, 1813-1961". Cornell University Library. Retrieved 2021-11-06.