the life of william carey-第39部分

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　or　even　to　have　required　them　to　have　kept　from　the　Lord's　table　till　Mr。　Fernandez's　return；　and　to　have　left　it　to　him　to　preside　over　the　discipline　of　the　church。　　You；　no　doubt；　did　it　without　thinking　of　the　consequences；　and　in　the　simplicity　of　your　heart；　and　I　think　Mr。　Fernandez　is　wrong　in　treating　you　with　coolness；　when　a　little　conversation　might　have　put　everything　to　rights。　　Of　that；　however；　I　shall　say　no　more　to　you；　but　one　of　us　shall　write　to　him　upon　the　subject　as　soon　as　we　can。

〃The　great　thing　to　be　done　now　is　the　effecting　of　a　reconciliation　between　you；　and　whether　you　leave　Sadamahal；　or　stay　there；　this　is　absolutely　necessary。　　In　order　to　this　you　both　must　be　willing　to　make　some　sacrifice　of　your　feelings；　and　as　those　feelings；　which　prevent　either　of　you　from　making　concessions　where　you　have　acted　amiss；　are　wrong；　the　sooner　they　are　sacrificed　the　better。　　I　advise　you　to　write　to　Mr。　Fernandez　immediately；　and　acknowledge　that　you　did　wrong　in　proceeding　to　the　exclusion　of　the　members　without　having　first　consulted　with　him；　and　state　that　you　had　no　intention　of　hurting　his　feelings；　but　acted　from　what　you　thought　the　urgency　of　the　case；　and　request　of　him　a　cordial　reconciliation。　　I　should　like　much　to　see　a　copy　of　the　letter　you　send　to　him。　　I　have　no　object　in　view　but　the　good　of　the　Church；　and　would　therefore　rather　see　you　stoop　as　low　as　you　can　to　effect　a　reconciliation；　than　avoid　it　through　any　little　punctilio　of　honour　or　feeling　of　pride。　　You　will　never　repent　of　having　humbled　yourself　to　the　dust　that　peace　may　be　restored；　nothing　will　be　a　more　instructive　example　to　the　heathen　around　you；　nothing　will　so　completely　subdue　Brother　Fernandez's　dissatisfaction；　and　nothing　will　make　you　more　respected　in　the　Church　of　God。

〃It　is　highly　probable　that　you　will　some　time　or　other　be　removed　to　another　situation；　but　it　cannot　be　done　till　you　are　perfectly　reconciled　to　each　other；　nor　can　it　possibly　be　done　till　some　time　after　your　reconciliation；　as　such　a　step　would　be　considered　by　all　as　an　effect　of　resentment　or　dissatisfaction；　and　would　be　condemned　by　every　thinking　person。　　We　shall　keep　our　minds　steadily　on　the　object；　and　look　out　for　a　proper　station；　but　both　we　and　you　must　act　with　great　caution　and　tenderness　in　this　affair。　　For　this　reason　also　I　entreat　you　not　to　withdraw　yourself　from　the　church；　or　from　any　part　of　your　labours；　but　go　on　steadily　in　the　path　of　duty；　suppress　and　pray　against　every　feeling　of　resentment；　and　bear　anything　rather　than　be　accessory　to　a　misunderstanding；　or　the　perpetuating　of　one。　'Let　that　mind　be　in　you　which　was　also　in　Christ；　who　made　himself　of　no　reputation。'　　I　hope　what　I　have　said　will　induce　you　to　set　in　earnest　about　a　reconciliation　with　Brother　Fernandez；　and　to　spare　no　pains　or　concession　（consistent　with　truth）　to　effect　it。〃

William　had　applied　to　be　transferred　to　Serampore。

〃3rd　August　1811。The　necessities　of　the　mission　must　be　consulted　before　every　other　consideration。　　Native　brethren　can　itinerate；　but　Europeans　must　be　employed　to　open　new　missions　and　found　new　stations。　　For　were　we　to　go　upon　the　plan　of　sending　Europeans　where　natives　could　possibly　be　employed；　no　subscriptions　or　profits　could　support　them。　　We　intend　to　commence　a　new　station　at　Dacca；　and　if　you　prefer　that　to　Cutwa　you　may　go　thither。　　One　of　the　first　things　to　be　done　there　will　be　to　open　a　charity　school；　and　to　overlook　it。　　Dacca　itself　is　a　very　large　place；　where　you　may　often　communicate　religious　instructions　without　leaving　the　town。　　There　are　also　a　number　of　Europeans　there；　so　that　Mary　would　not　be　so　much　alone；　and　at　any　rate　help　would　be　near。　　We　can　obtain　the　permission　of　Government　for　you　to　settle　there。

〃I　ought；　however；　to　say　that　I　think　there　is　much　guilt　in　your　fears。　　You　and　Mary　will　be　a　thousand　times　more　safe　in　committing　yourselves　to　God　in　the　way　of　duty　than　in　neglecting　obvious　duty　to　take　care　of　yourselves。　　You　see　what　hardships　and　dangers　a　soldier　meets　in　the　wicked　trade　of　war。　　They　are　forced　to　leave　home　and　expose　themselves　to　a　thousand　dangers；　yet　they　never　think　of　objecting；　and　in　this　the　officers　are　in　the　same　situation　as　the　men。　　I　will　engage　to　say　that　no　military　officer　would　ever　refuse　to　go　any　whither　on　service　because　his　family　must　be　exposed　to　danger　in　his　absence；　and　yet　I　doubt　not　but　many　of　them　are　men　who　have　great　tenderness　for　their　wives　and　families。　　However；　they　must　be　men　and　their　wives　must　be　women。　Your　undertaking　is　infinitely　superior　to　theirs　in　importance。　They　go　to　kill　men；　you　to　save　them。　　If　they　leave　their　families　to　chance　for　the　sake　of　war；　surely　you　can　leave　yours　to　the　God　of　providence　while　you　go　about　His　work。　　I　speak　thus　because　I　am　much　distressed　to　see　you　thus　waste　away　the　flower　of　your　life　in　inactivity；　and　only　plead　for　it　what　would　not　excuse　a　child。　　Were　you　in　any　secular　employment　you　must　go　out　quite　as　much　as　we　expect　you　to　do　in　the　Mission。　　I　did　so　when　at　Mudnabati；　which　was　as　lonesome　a　place　as　could　have　been　thought　of；　and　when　I　well　knew　that　many　of　our　own　ryots　were　dakoits　（robbers）。〃

William　finally　settled　at　Cutwa；　higher　up　the　Hoogli　than　Serampore；　and　did　good　service　there。

〃1st　December　1813。I　have　now　an　assistant　at　College；　notwithstanding　which　my　duties　are　quite　as　heavy　as　they　ever　were；　for　we　are　to　receive　a　number　of　military　studentsI　suppose　thirty　at　least。　　The　translation；　and　printing　also；　is　now　so　much　enlarged　that　I　am　scarcely　able　to　get　through　the　necessary　labour　of　correcting　proofs　and　learning　the　necessary　languages。　　All　these　things　are　causes　of　rejoicing　more　than　of　regret；　for　they　are　the　very　things　for　which　I　came　into　the　country；　and　to　which　I　wish　to　devote　my　latest　breath。。。Jabez　has　offered　himself　to　the　Mission；　a　circumstance　which　gives　me　more　pleasure　than　if　he　had　been　appointed　Chief　Judge　of　the　Supreme　Court。。。Your　mother　has　long　been　confined　to　her　couch；　I　believe　about　six　months。〃

The　following　was　written　evidently　in　reply　to　loving　letters　on　the　death　of　his　wife；　Charlotte　Emilia：

〃4th　June　1821。MY　DEAR　JONATHANI　feel　your　affectionate　care　for　me　very　tenderly。　　I　have　just　received　very　affectionate　letters　from　William　and　Brother　Sutton　（Orissa）。　　Lord　and　Lady　Hastings　wrote　to　Brother　Marshman；　thinking　it　would　oppress　my　feelings　to　write　to　me　directly；　to　offer　their　kind　condolence　to　me　through　him。　　Will　you　have　the　goodness　to　send　five　rupees　to　William　for　the　Cutwa　school；　which　your　dear　mother　supported。　　I　will　repay　you　soon；　but　am　now　very　short　of　money。I　am　your　very　affectionate　father；　W。　CAREY。〃

Of　the　many　descendants　of　Dr。　Carey；　one　great　grandson　is　now　an　ordained　missionary　in　Bengal；　another　a　medical　missionary　in　Delhi；　and　a　third　is　a　member　of　the　Civil　Service；　who　has　distinguished　himself　by　travels　in　Northern　Tibet　and　Chinese　Turkestan；　which　promise　to　unveil　much　of　the　unexplored　regions　of　Asia　to　the　scholar　and　the　missionary。

Thus　far　we　have　confined　our　study　of　William　Carey　to　his　purely　missionary　career；　and　that　in　its　earlier　half。　　We　have　now　to　see　him　as　the　scholar；　the　Bible　translator；　the　philanthropist；　the　agriculturist；　and　the　founder　of　a　University。





CHAPTER　IX

PROFESSOR　OF　SANSKRIT；　BENGALI；　AND　MARATHI

1801…1830

Carey　the　only　Sanskrit　scholar　in　India　besides　ColebrookeThe　motive　of　the　missionary　scholarPlans　translation　of　the　sacred　books　of　the　EastComparative　philology　from　Leibniz　to　CareyHindoo　and　Mohammedan　codes　and　colleges　of　Warren　HastingsThe　Marquis　WellesleyThe　College　of　Fort　William　foundedCharacter　of　the　Company's　civil　and　military　servantsCurriculum　of　study；　professors　and　teachersThe　vernacular　languagesCarey's　account　of　the　college　and　his　appointmentHow　he　studied　SanskritCollege　Disputation　Day　in　the　new　Government　HouseCarey's　Sanskrit　speechLord　Wellesley's　eulogySir　James　MackintoshCarey's　punditsHe　projects　the　Bibliotheca　AsiaticaOn　the　Committee　of　the　Bengal　Asiatic　SocietyEdition　and　translation　of　the　Ramayana　epicThe　HitopadesaHis　Universal　DictionaryInfluence　of　Carey　on　the　civil　and　military　servicesW。　B。　Bayley；　B。　H。　Hodgson；　R。　Jenkins；　R。　M。　and　W。　Bird；　John　Lawrence。

When；　in　the　opening　days　of　the　nineteenth　century；　William　Carey　was　driven　to　settle　in　Danish　Serampore；　he　was　the　only　member　of　the　governing　race　in　North　India　who　knew　the　language　of　the　people　so　as　to　teach　it；　the　only　scholar；　with　the　exception　of　Colebrooke；　who　could　speak　Sanskrit　as　fluently　as　the　Brahmans。　The　Bengali　language　he　had　made　the　vehicle　of　the　teaching　of　Christ；　of　the　thought　of　Paul；　of　the　revelation　of　John。　Of　the　Sanskrit；　hitherto　concealed　from　alien　eyes　or　diluted　only　through　the　Persian；　he　had　prepared　a　grammar　and　begun　a　dictionary；　while　he　had　continually　used　its　great　epics　in　preaching　to　the　Brahmans；　as　Paul　had　quoted　the　Greek　poets　on　the　Areopagus。　　And　all　this　he　had　done　as　the　missionary　of　Christ　and　the　scholar　afterwards。　　Reporting　to　Ryland；　in　August　1800；　the　publication　of　the　Gospels　and　of　〃several　small　pieces〃　in　Bengali；　he　excused　his　irregularity　in　keeping　a　journal；　〃for　in　the　printing　I　have　to　look　over　the　copy　and　correct　the　press；　which　is　much　more　laborious　than　it　would　be　in　England；　because　spelling；　writing；　printing；　etc。；　in　Bengali　is　almost　a　new　thing；　and　we　have　in　a　manner　to　fix　the　orthography。〃　　A　little　later；　in　a　letter　to　Sutcliff；　he　used　language　regarding　the　sacred　books　of　the　Hindoos　which　finds　a　parallel　more　than　eighty　years　after　in　Professor　Max　M黮ler's　preface　to　his　series　of　the　sacred　books　of　the　East；　the　translation　of　which　Carey　was　the　first　to　plan　and　to　begin　from　the　highest　of　all　motives。　　Mr。　Max　M黮ler　calls　attention　to　the　〃real　mischief　that　has　been　and　is　still　being　done　by　the　enthusiasm　of　those　pioneers　who　have　opened　the　first　avenues　through　the　bewildering　forests　of　the　sacred　literature　of　the　East。〃　He　declares　that　〃Eastern　nations　thems