the life of william carey-第34部分

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ransactions　of　the　schools；　and　enter　each　one　under　a　distinct　head　therein。　　Take　account　of　the　number　of　scholars；　the　names　of　the　schoolmasters；　compare　their　progress　at　stated　periods；　and；　in　short；　consider　this　as　the　work　which　the　Lord　has　given　you　to　do。

〃6th。　Do　not；　however；　consider　yourself　as　a　mere　superintendent　of　schools；　consider　yourself　as　the　spiritual　instructor　of　the　people；　and　devote　yourself　to　their　good。　　God　has　committed　the　spiritual　interests　of　this　island20；000　men　or　moreto　you；　a　vast　charge；　but　He　can　enable　you　to　be　faithful　to　it。　　Revise　the　catechism；　tracts；　and　school…books　used　among　them；　and　labour　to　introduce　among　them　sound　doctrine　and　genuine　piety。　　Pray　with　them　as　soon　as　you　can；　and　labour　after　a　gift　to　preach　to　them。　I　expect　you　will　have　much　to　do　with　them　respecting　baptism。　They　all　think　infant　sprinkling　right；　and　will　apply　to　you　to　baptise　their　children；　you　must　say　little　till　you　know　something　of　the　language；　and　then　prove　to　them　from　Scripture　what　is　the　right　mode　of　baptism　and　who　are　the　proper　persons　to　be　baptised。　Form　them　into　Gospel　churches　when　you　meet　with　a　few　who　truly　fear　God；　and　as　soon　as　you　see　any　fit　to　preach　to　others；　call　them　to　the　ministry　and　settle　them　with　the　churches。　　You　must　baptise　and　administer　the　Lord's　Supper　according　to　your　own　discretion　when　there　is　a　proper　occasion　for　it。　　Avoid　indolence　and　love　of　ease；　and　never　attempt　to　act　the　part　of　the　great　and　gay　in　this　world。

〃7th。　Labour　incessantly　to　become　a　perfect　master　of　the　Malay　language。　　In　order　to　this；　associate　with　the　natives；　walk　out　with　them；　ask　the　name　of　everything　you　see；　and　note　it　down；　visit　their　houses；　especially　when　any　of　them　are　sick。　　Every　night　arrange　the　words　you　get　in　alphabetical　order。　　Try　to　talk　as　soon　as　you　get　a　few　words；　and　be　as　much　as　possible　one　of　them。　　A　course　of　kind　and　attentive　conduct　will　gain　their　esteem　and　confidence　and　give　you　an　opportunity　of　doing　much　good。

〃8th。　You　will　soon　learn　from　Mr。　Martin　the　situation　and　disposition　of　the　Alfoors　or　aboriginal　inhabitants；　and　will　see　what　can　be　done　for　them。　　Do　not　unnecessarily　expose　your　life；　but　incessantly　contrive　some　way　of　giving　them　the　word　of　life。

〃9th。　I　come　now　to　things　of　inferior　importance；　but　which　I　hope　you　will　not　neglect。　　I　wish　you　to　learn　correctly　the　number；　size；　and　geography　of　the　islands；　the　number　and　description　of　inhabitants；　their　customs　and　manners；　and　everything　of　note　relative　to　them；　and　regularly　communicate　these　things　to　me。

〃Your　great　work；　my　dear　Jabez；　is　that　of　a　Christian　minister。　You　would　have　been　solemnly　set　apart　thereto　if　you　could　have　stayed　long　enough　to　have　permitted　it。　　The　success　of　your　labours　does　not　depend　upon　an　outward　ceremony；　nor　does　your　right　to　preach　the　Gospel　or　administer　the　ordinances　of　the　Gospel　depend　on　any　such　thing；　but　only　on　the　Divine　call　expressed　in　the　Word　of　God。　The　Church　has；　however；　in　their　intentions　and　wishes　borne　a　testimony　to　the　grace　given　to　you；　and　will　not　cease　to　pray　for　you　that　you　may　be　successful。　　May　you　be　kept　from　all　temptations；　supported　under　every　trial；　made　victorious　in　every　conflict；　and　may　our　hearts　be　mutually　gladdened　with　accounts　from　each　other　of　the　triumphs　of　Divine　grace。　　God　has　conferred　a　great　favour　upon　you　in　committing　to　you　this　ministry。　　Take　heed　to　it　therefore　in　the　Lord　that　thou　fulfil　it。　　We　shall　often　meet　at　the　throne　of　grace。　　Write　me　by　every　opportunity；　and　tell　Eliza　to　write　to　your　mother。

〃Now；　my　dear　Jabez；　I　commit　you　both　to　God；　and　to　the　word　of　His　grace；　which　is　able　to　make　you　perfect　in　the　knowledge　of　His　will。　　Let　that　word　be　near　your　heart。　　I　give　you　both　up　to　God；　and　should　I　never　more　see　you　on　earth　I　trust　we　shall　meet　with　joy　before　His　throne　of　glory　at　last。〃

Under　both　the　English　and　the　Dutch　for　a　time；　to　whom　the　island　was　restored；　Jabez　Carey　proved　to　be　a　successful　missionary；　while　he　supported　the　mission　by　his　official　income　as　superintendent　of　schools　and　second　member　of　the　College　of　Justice。　　The　island　contained　18；000　native　Christians　of　the　Dutch　compulsory　type；　such　as　we　found　in　Ceylon　on　taking　it　over。　　Thus　by　the　labours　of　himself；　his　sons；　his　colleagues；　and　his　children　in　the　faith；　William　Carey　saw　the　Gospel；　the　press；　and　the　influence　of　a　divine　philanthropy　extending　among　Mohammedans；　Buddhists；　and　Hindoos；　from　the　shores　of　the　Pacific　Ocean　west　to　the　Arabian　Sea。





CHAPTER　VIII

CAREY'S　FAMILY　AND　FRIENDS

1807…1812

The　type　of　a　Christian　gentlemanCarey　and　his　first　wifeHis　second　marriageThe　Lady　RumohrHis　picture　of　their　married　lifeHis　nearly　fatal　illness　when　forty…eight　years　oldHis　meditations　and　dreamsAldeen　HouseHenry　Martyn's　pagodaCarey；　Marshman；　and　the　Anglican　chaplains　in　the　pagodaCorrie's　account　of　the　Serampore　BrotherhoodClaudius　Buchanan　and　his　Anglican　establishmentImprovement　in　Anglo…Indian　SocietyCarey's　literary　and　scientific　friendsDesire　in　the　West　for　a　likeness　of　CareyHome's　portrait　of　himCorrespondence　with　his　son　William　on　missionary　consecration；　Buonaparte；　botany；　the　missionary　a　soldier；　Felix　and　Burma；　hunting；　the　temporal　power　of　the　Pope；　the　duty　of　reconciliationCarey's　descendants。

〃A　Gentleman　is　the　next　best　character　after　a　Christian；　and　the　latter　includes　the　former；〃　were　the　father's　words　to　the　son　whom　he　was　sending　forth　as　a　Christian　missionary　and　state　superintendent　of　schools。　　Carey　wrote　from　his　own　experience；　and　he　unwittingly　painted　his　own　character。　　The　peasant　bearing　of　his　early　youth　showed　itself　throughout　his　life　in　a　certain　shyness；　which　gave　a　charm　to　his　converse　with　old　and　young。　Occasionally；　as　in　a　letter　which　he　wrote　to　his　friend　Pearce　of　Birmingham；　at　a　time　when　he　did　not　know　whether　his　distant　correspondent　was　alive　or　dead；　he　burst　forth　into　an　unrestrained　enthusiasm　of　affection　and　service。　　But　his　was　rather　the　even　tenor　of　domestic　devotion　and　friendly　duty；　unbroken　by　passion　or　coldness；　and　ever　lighted　up　by　a　steady　geniality。　　The　colleagues　who　were　associated　with　him　for　the　third　of　a　century　worshipped　him　in　the　old　English　sense　of　the　word。　　The　younger　committee…men　and　missionaries　who　came　to　the　front　on　the　death　of　Fuller；　Sutcliff；　and　Ryland；　in　all　their　mistaken　conflicts　with　these　colleagues；　always　tried　to　separate　Carey　from　those　they　denounced；　till　even　his　saintly　spirit　burst　forth　into　wrath　at　the　double　wrong　thus　done　to　his　coadjutors。　　His　intercourse　with　the　chaplains　and　bishops　of　the　Church　of　England；　and　with　the　missionaries　of　other　Churches　and　societies；　was　as　loving　in　its　degree　as　his　relations　to　his　own　people。　　With　men　of　the　world；　from　the　successive　Governor…Generals；　from　Wellesley；　Hastings；　and　Bentinck；　down　to　the　scholars；　merchants；　and　planters　with　whom　he　became　associated　for　the　public　good；　William　Carey　was　ever　the　saint　and　the　gentleman　whom　it　was　a　privilege　to　know。

In　nothing　perhaps　was　Carey's　true　Christian　gentlemanliness　so　seen　as　in　his　relations　with　his　first　wife；　above　whom　grace　and　culture　had　immeasurably　raised　him；　while　she　never　learned　to　share　his　aspirations　or　to　understand　his　ideals。　　Not　only　did　she　remain　to　the　last　a　peasant　woman；　with　a　reproachful　tongue；　but　the　early　hardships　of　Calcutta　and　the　fever　and　dysentery　of　Mudnabati　clouded　the　last　twelve　years　of　her　life　with　madness。　Never　did　reproach　or　complaint　escape　his　lips　regarding　either　her　or　Thomas；　whose　eccentric　impulses　and　oft…darkened　spirit　were　due　to　mania　also。　　Of　both　he　was　the　tender　nurse　and　guardian　when；　many　a　time；　the　ever…busy　scholar　would　fain　have　lingered　at　his　desk　or　sought　the　scanty　sleep　which　his　jealous　devotion　to　his　Master's　business　allowed　him。　　The　brotherhood　arrangement；　the　common　family；　Ward's　influence　over　the　boys；　and　Hannah　Marshman's　housekeeping　relieved　him　of　much　that　his　wife's　illness　had　thrown　upon　him　at　Mudnabati；　so　that　a　colleague　describes　him；　when　he　was　forty…three　years　of　age；　as　still　looking　young　in　spite　of　the　few　hairs　on　his　head；　after　eleven　years　in　Lower　Bengal　of　work　such　as　never　Englishman　had　before　him。　　But　almost　from　the　first　day　of　his　early　married　life　he　had　never　known　the　delight　of　daily　converse　with　a　wife　able　to　enter　into　his　scholarly　pursuits；　and　ever　to　stimulate　him　in　his　heavenly　quest。　　When　the　eldest　boy；　Felix；　had　left　for　Burma　in　1807　the　faithful　sorrowing　husband　wrote　to　him：〃Your　poor　mother　grew　worse　and　worse　from　the　time　you　left　us；　and　died　on　the　7th　December　about　seven　o'clock　in　the　evening。　　During　her　illness　she　was　almost　always　asleep；　and　I　suppose　during　the　fourteen　days　that　she　lay　in　a　severe　fever　she　was　not　more　than　twenty…four　hours　awake。　　She　was　buried　the　next　day　in　the　missionary　burying…ground。〃

About　the　same　time　that　Carey　himself　settled　in　Serampore　there　arrived　the　Lady　Rumohr。　　She　built　a　house　on　the　Hoogli　bank　immediately　below　that　of　the　missionaries；　whose　society　she　sought；　and　by　whom　she　was　baptised。　　On　the　9th　May　1808　she　became　Carey's　wife；　and　in　May　1821　she　too　was　removed　by　death　in　her　sixty…first　year；　after　thirteen　years　of　unbroken　happiness。

Charlotte　Emilia；　born　in　the　same　year　as　Carey　in　the　then　Danish　duchy　of　Schleswick；　was　the　only　child　of　the　Chevalier　de　Rumohr；　who　married　the　Countess　of　Alfeldt；　only　representative　of　a　historic　family。　　Her　wakefulness　when　a　sickly　girl　of　fifteen　saved　the　whole　household　from　destruction　by　fire；　but　she　herself　became　so　disabled　that　she　could　never　walk　up　or　down　stairs。　　She　failed　to　find　complete　recovery　in　the　south　of　Europe；　and　her　father's　friend；　Mr。　Anker；　a　director　of　the　Danish　East　India　Company；　gave　her　letters　to　his　brother；　then　Governor　of　Tranquebar；　in　the　hope　that　the　climate　of　India　might　cause　her　relief。　　The　Danish　ship　brought　her　first　to　Serampore；　where　Colonel　Bie　intr