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The Mohammedan Missionary Problem delivered before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, meeting atS aratoga Springs May 18, 1879, by theM oderator, theE ev. Hekry H. Jessup, D. D., of Beirut, Syria, attracted general attention, and awakened a desire on the part of many to have it in print. In compliance with this demand, and at the request of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, Dr. Jessup has rewritten and enlarged the discourse, and the result is here given to the public. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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Jessup was born on April 19, 1832, in Montrose, Pennsylvania, the son of William and Amanda (Harris) Jessup. He was a descendant of John Jessup who emigrated from England and was living in Hartford, Connecticut, as early as February 1637. Later he was one of the original settlers of Southampton, Long Island.
William Jessup was a prominent lawyer, an apostle of temperance, and an active member of the Presbyterian Church.
Henry's early education was obtained in the local schools. At the age of fourteen he enrolled in Cortland Academy, Homer, New York, and after one year there he entered Yale College. He received the degree of B. A. in 1851 and spent the following year as a teacher in Montrose. Entering Union Theological Seminary, New York, he graduated in 1855.
While in college Jessup's attention had been directed to foreign missions, especially through the visit of Rev. David T. Stoddard, of Persia, and in the summer of 1852 he decided to become a missionary. In March 1853, he formally volunteered for this service, and on November 1, 1855, he was ordained at Montrose to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, his father making an address on the occasion. The next month he sailed from Boston for Syria, under appointment of the American Board.
He arrived in Beirut February 7, 1856, by way of Smyrna, and proceeded shortly thereafter to the city of Tripoli to begin active service. He remained there until 1860, devoting himself particularly to the acquisition and use of the Arabic language, in which he became remarkably expert. In 1857-1858 he made a visit to America where he married. He arrived again in Tripoli, with his wife, on April 27, 1858. His wife died in 1864 at Alexandria, Egypt, where she was buried. Jessup went on with the two children to America and returned to Beirut in January of the next year.
In 1870 the Syrian mission work was transferred by the American Board to the Presbyterian Board, and Jessup served the latter thereafter. He was for thirty years acting pastor of the Syrian Church of Beirut and superintendent of its school; secretary of the Asfuriyeh Hospital for the Insane from its foundation; was for some time missionary editor of the Arabic journal El-Neshrah; and was one of the founders, in 1866, of the Syrian Protestant College (now the American University of Beirut). Save for seven visits to America, four of which were regular furloughs, he gave himself wholly to his life-work in Syria. He declined in 1857 a professorship in Union Seminary; in 1870, a secretaryship of the Presbyterian Board; and in 1883, the post of United States minister to Persia. During his furlough in 1879 he served as moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly at Saratoga, New York.
Jessup died on April 28, 1910, and was buried in Beirut.
Jessup was an active missionary, appointed to Syria in 1855 by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He also authored numerous books about Syrian history, which culminated in the work for which he is best known, Fifty-Three Years in Syria published in 1910, a two volume memoir and historical account of his life there.
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Jessup served as the acting pastor for the Syrian Church of Beirut and superintendent of its school for thirty years, teaching almost any grade.
Jessup became the first secretary of the Asfuriyeh Hospital for the Insane, acted for a time as missionary editor for the Arabic journal El-Neshrah, and in 1866, was one of the founders of the Syrian Protestant College, now known as the American University of Beirut.
On October 7, 1857, Jessup married Caroline, daughter of Dr. Wynans Bush of Branchport, New York. Mrs. Jessup was taken ill in 1864, and a sea voyage was prescribed for her. Accordingly, he set sail on June 30, with her and two of their three small children. She failed rapidly, however, and died at Alexandria, Egypt, where she was buried.
On October 1, 1868, he was married at Hartford, Connecticut, to Harriet Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. David Stuart Dodge. Five children were born of this marriage. The second Mrs. Jessup died in April 1882.
On July 23, 1884, he married Theodosia Davenport Lockwood, daughter of the Rev. Peter Lockwood of Binghamton, New York.
