{"id":2877,"date":"2022-05-03T19:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T19:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2022-05-03T16:17:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T16:17:14","slug":"stories-of-christian-martyrs-henry-lyman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/stories-of-christian-martyrs-henry-lyman\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories of Christian Martyrs: Henry Lyman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The life change for Henry Lyman was dramatic. A fellow alumnus of Amherst College described him as \u201cone of the worst, boldest in wickedness, defying the authority of God.\u201d But after his conversion, \u201che became as ardent and bold for Christ as before he had been in opposition to all good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After studying theology at Andover Seminary and medicine in Boston, Lyman became one of the first missionaries sent to Indonesia by the<br>American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Less than a<br>year into his service, Lyman and his companion, Samuel Munson, met<br>some Batak warriors near Tapahuli in northern Sumatra. Servants traveling with the missionaries reported that each was speared and then eaten<br>by the Batak.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vom-subscribe-ad\">\r\n\t\t<figure>\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.persecution.com\/stories\/wp-content\/plugins\/vom-custom-block-subscribe-ad\/assets\/magazine-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"text-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Request your free magazine<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/free-magazine\/?_source_code=VSTORYM1\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"Subscribe to our free magazine\">Subscribe<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\n\n\n<p>Lyman\u2019s intense, shortened, but dramatic life ended in violence, but work among the Batak continued. Today the Batak worship Christ and train others for missionary service in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This story is an excerpt from Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/foxe\/offer\/?_source_code=VSAEG01\"><em>You can get your own copy free with any donation to The Voice of the Martyrs.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The life change for Henry Lyman was dramatic. A fellow alumnus of Amherst College described him as \u201cone of the worst, boldest in wickedness, defying the authority of God.\u201d But after his conversion, \u201che became as ardent and bold for Christ as before he had been in opposition to all good.\u201d After studying theology at Andover Seminary and medicine in Boston, Lyman became one of the first missionaries sent to Indonesia by theAmerican Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Less than ayear into his service, Lyman and his companion, Samuel Munson, metsome Batak warriors near Tapahuli in northern Sumatra. Servants traveling with the missionaries reported that each was speared and then eatenby the Batak. Lyman\u2019s intense, shortened, but dramatic life ended in violence, but work among the Batak continued. Today the Batak worship Christ and train others for missionary service in the region. This story is an excerpt from Foxe: Voices of the Martyrs. 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