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Stephen Paxson
Stephen Paxson (1808–1881) was a missionary with the American Sunday School Union. He is known for starting over 1300 Sunday schools in frontier rural America with a total attendance of about 83,000〔Stephen Paxson, Sunday School, http://www.believersweb.org/view.cfm?ID=149〕 and is known as the Apostle to Children and possibly the single biggest influence in evangelizing the American frontier.
==Early life==
Stephen Paxson was born to Joseph and Mary Lester Paxson in New Lisbon, OH, one of seven children. Joseph died when the children were young, .”〔Belle Paxson Drury, A Fruitful Life: A Narrative of the Adventurers and Missionary Labors of Stephen Paxson ( American Sunday School Union, 1882), p. 16〕 and poverty forced the mother to find other families to take the children in. Stephen was indentured to Harman Fagan with the promise that Stephen would be permitted to attend school at least three months a year..”〔Belle Paxson Drury, p. 18〕 However Stephen had been born with a speech impediment and was dubbed “Stuttering Stephen.” Because of his handicap, he never attended school.〔Wesley R. Willis, 200 Years—And Still Counting! Past, Present and Future of the Sunday School, (Wheaton, IL:Victor Books, Scripture Press, 1980), p. 49〕 On the first day, he was so excited that he could not get out his name or age. The children laughed, and the teacher returned him home with a note saying not to come back until he could talk. He never did receive a formal education, but he was inquisitive and determined, so despite having to work constantly, he taught himself to read.〔Belle Paxson Drury, p. 18〕
He was also crippled and lame throughout life, living in constant pain. He became a hatmaker and a favorite fiddler for local Saturday night dances.
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