JUDD, SYLVESTER ( 1813-53 ) . An American clergyman and author, born at Westhampton, Mass.. July 23, 1813; died at Augusta. Me., Jan uary 26. 1853: a son of Sylvester Judd (1780 1860). the antiquary. Judd, who was brought up in the orthodox faith of New England. was sent to Yale College, whence he was graduated in 1836. Soon after leaving Yale he changed his religious opinions and entered the Cambridge (Mass.) Di vinity School. was graduated in 1840, and there upon became pastor of a Unitarian church in Au gusta. Me., where he remained until his death. While a divinity student he wrote A Young Man's Account of His Conrersion. from Calrinism. He was author also of Margaret: .4 Tale of the Real and Ideal (1S45). a romance which had some vogue, being highly praised by Lowell and con taining some good descriptions. although a very uneven performance: a chaotic Unitarian dra matic poem. entitled Philo: .4n Erangeliad ( I850) ; another romance.Riehard Edney and the Gorernor's Family: A Rus-Urban Tale (18501. a parallel tale to Margaret : and The Church : In a. Series of Discourses (1857). He also lectured on social questions. particularly against intem
perance. slavery, and war. As a Unitarian .Judd was important because his idea of 'Die birthright Church,' i.e. that children should be religiously trained and admitted to the Church at adoles cence. has grown steadily (cf. G. W. Cooke, Uni tarianism in America. 1902. n. 240). Ills novel 11w-claret is still sporadically praised by New England critics. Consult his Life and Character, by Hall (Northampton, Mass., 1882).
JUDE (variant of Judas). One of the broth ers of Jesus, according to Mark (vi. 3) and Matthew 55). who mention him along with ,James, Joses, and Simon. Ile was not a believer in the Messiah until after the resurrection (Acts i. 14; John vii. 5; ef. Mark iii. 21). Beyond the hints that he was in Jerusalem after the Ascension (Acts i. 14) and was a married man ( 1. Con ix. 5), nothing is known of him in the New Testament, unless, with tradition. the Epistle of Jude (q.v.) be ascribed to him. Some theolo gians consider him a cousin or a half-brother of the Lord, rather than a real brother.