the life of william carey-第85章

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ve　foreseen　the　events　of　a　few　years；　we　should　not　have　done。　　These；　however；　were　all　against　our　own　private　interest；　and　I　believe　I　have　never　been　called　an　easy　fool　for　signing　of　them。　　It　has　only　been　since　we　found　it　necessary　to　resist　the　claims　of　the　Committee　that　I　have　risen　to　this　honour。

〃It　has　also　been　hinted　that　I　intend　to　separate　from　Brother　Marshman。　　I　cannot　tell　upon　what　such　hints　or　reports　are　founded；　but　I　assure　you；　in　the　most　explicit　manner；　that　I　intend　to　continue　connected　with　him　and　Serampore　as　long　as　I　live；　unless　I　should　be　separated　from　him　by　some　unforeseen　stroke　of　Providence。　　There　may　be　modifications　of　our　union；　arising　from　circumstances；　but　it　is　my　wish　that　it　should　remain　in　all　things　essential　to　the　mission　as　long　as　I　live。

〃I　rejoice　to　say　that　there　is　very　little　of　that　spirit　of　hostility　which　prevails　in　England　in　India；　and　I　trust　what　still　remains　will　gradually　decrease　till　scarcely　the　remembrance　of　it　will　continue。　　Our　stations；　I　mean　those　connected　with　Serampore；　are　of　great　importance；　and　some　of　them　in　a　flourishing　state。　We　will　do　all　we　can　to　maintain　them；　and　I　hope　the　friends　to　the　cause　of　God　in　Britain　will　not　suffer　them　to　sink　for　want　of　that　pecuniary　help　which　is　necessary。　　Indeed　I　hope　we　shall　be　assisted　in　attempting　other　stations　beside　those　already　occupied；　and　many　such　stations　present　themselves　to　my　mind　which　nothing　prevents　being　immediately　occupied　but　want　of　men　and　money。　　The　college　will　also　require　assistance；　and　I　hope　will　not　be　without　it；　I　anticipate　the　time　when　its　salutary　operation　in　the　cause　of　God　in　India　will　be　felt　and　acknowledged　by　all。

〃These　observations　respecting　my　own　conduct　you　are　at　liberty　to　use　as　you　please。　　I　hope　now　to　take　my　final　leave　of　this　unpleasant　subject；　and　have　just　room　to　say　that　I　am　very　affectionately　yours；　W。　CAREY。〃

Throughout　the　controversy　thus　forced　upon　him；　we　find　Dr。　Carey's　references；　in　his　unpublished　letters　to　the　brethren　in　Calcutta；　all　in　the　strain　of　the　following　to　his　son　Jabez：

〃15th　August　1820。This　week　we　received　letters　from　Mr。　Marshman；　who　had　safely　arrived　at　St。　Helena。　　I　am　sure　it　will　give　you　pleasure　to　learn　that　our　long…continued　dispute　with　the　younger　brethren　in　Calcutta　is　now　settled。　　We　met　together　for　that　purpose　about　three　weeks　ago；　and　after　each　side　giving　up　some　trifling　ideas　and　expressions；　came　to　a　reconciliation；　which；　I　pray　God；　may　be　lasting。　　Nothing　I　ever　met　with　in　my　lifeand　I　have　met　with　many　distressing　thingsever　preyed　so　much　upon　my　spirits　as　this　difference　has。　　I　am　sure　that　in　all　disputes　very　many　wrong　things　must　take　place　on　both　sides　for　which　both　parties　ought　to　be　humbled　before　God　and　one　another。

〃I　wish　you　could　succeed　in　setting　up　a　few　more　schools。。。Consider　that　and　the　spread　of　the　gospel　as　the　great　objects　of　your　life；　and　try　to　promote　them　by　all　the　wise　and　prudent　methods　in　your　power。　　Indeed　we　must　always　venture　something　for　the　sake　of　doing　good。　　The　cause　of　our　Lord　Jesus　Christ　continues　to　prosper　with　us。　　I　have　several　persons　now　coming　in　who　are　inquirers；　two　or　three　of　them；　I　hope；　will　be　this　evening　received　into　the　Church。　　Excuse　my　saying　more　as　my　room　is　full　of　people。〃

Eight　years　after；　on　the　17th　April　1828；　he　thus　censured　Jabez　in　the　matter　of　the　Society's　action　at　home：〃From　a　letter　of　yours　to　Jonathan；　in　which　you　express　a　very　indecent　pleasure　at　the　opposition　which　Brother　Marshman　has　received；　not　by　the　Society　but　by　some　anonymous　writer　in　a　magazine；　I　perceive　you　are　informed　of　the　separation　which　has　taken　place　between　them　and　us。　　What　in　that　anonymous　piece　you　call　a　'set…down'　I　call　a　'falsehood。'　　You　ought　to　know　that　I　was　a　party　in　all　public　acts　and　writings；　and　that　I　never　intend　to　withdraw　from　all　the　responsibility　connected　therewith。　　I　utterly　despise　all　the　creeping；　mean　assertions　of　that　party　when　they　say　they　do　not　include　me　in　their　censures；　nor　do　I　work　for　their　praise。　According　to　their　and　according　to　your　rejoicing。。。I　am　either　a　knave　or　a　foola　knave　if　I　joined　with　Brother　Marshman；　but　if；　as　those　gentlemen　say；　and　as　you　seem　to　agree　with　them；　I　was　only　led　as　he　pleased；　and　was　a　mere　cat's…paw；　then　of　course　I　am　a　fool。　　In　either　way　your　thoughts　are　not　very　high　as　it　respects　me。　　I　do　not　wonder　that　Jonathan　should　express　himself　unguardedly；　his　family　connection　with　Mr。　Pearce　sufficiently　accounts　for　that。　　We　have　long　been　attacked　in　this　countryfirst　by　Mr。　Adam；26　and　afterwards　by　Dr。　Bryce。27　Bryce　is　now　silenced　by　two　or　three　pieces　by　John　Marshman　in　his　own　newspaper；　the　John　Bull；　and　as　to　some　of　the　tissues　of　falsehood　published　in　England；　I　shall　certainly　never　reply　to　them；　and　I　hope　no　one　else　will。　　That　cause　must　be　bad　which　needs　such　means　to　support　it。　　I　believe　God　will　bring　forth　our　righteousness　as　the　noonday。〃

On　the　12th　July　1828　the　father　again　writes　to　his　son　Jabez　thus：〃Your　apologies　about　Brother　Marshman　are　undoubtedly　the　best　you　can　offer。　　I　should　be　sorry　to　harbour　hostile　sentiments　against　any　man　on　the　earth　upon　grounds　so　slight。　　Indeed；　were　all　you　say　matter　of　fact　you　ought　to　forgive　it　as　God　for　Christ's　sake　forgives　us。　　We　are　required　to　lay　aside　all　envy　and　strife　and　animosities；　to　forgive　each　other　mutually　and　to　love　one　another　with　a　pure　heart　fervently。　'Thine　own　friend　and　thy　father's　friend　forsake　not。'〃





CHAPTER　XIV

CAREY　AS　AN　EDUCATORTHE　FIRST　CHRISTIAN　COLLEGE　IN　THE　EAST

1818…1830

A　college　the　fourth　and　perfecting　corner…stone　of　the　missionCarey　on　the　importance　of　English　in　1800Anticipates　Duff's　policy　of　undermining　BrahmanismNew　educational　era　begun　by　the　charter　of　1813　and　Lord　HastingsPlan　of　the　Serampore　College　in　1818Anticipates　the　Anglo…Orientalism　of　the　Punjab　UniversityThe　building　described　by　John　MarshmanBishop　Middleton　followsThe　Scottish　and　other　collegesAction　of　the　Danish　GovernmentThe　royal　charterVisit　of　Maharaja　SerfojeeDeath　of　Ward；　Charles　Grant　and　BentleyBishop　Heber　and　his　catholic　letterDr。　Carey's　replyProgress　of　the　collegeCause　of　its　foundationThe　college　directly　and　essentially　a　missionary　undertakingAction　of　the　Brotherhood　from　the　first　vindicatedCarey　appeals　to　posterityThe　college　and　the　systematic　study　of　EnglishCarey　author　of　the　Grant　in　Aid　systemEconomy　in　administering　missionsThe　Serampore　Mission　has　eighteen　stations　and　fifty　missionaries　of　all　kindsSubsequent　history　of　the　Serampore　College　to　1883。

The　first　act　of　Carey　and　Marshman　when　their　Committee　took　up　a　position　of　hostility　to　their　self…denying　independence；　was　to　complete　and　perpetuate　the　mission　by　a　college。　　As　planned　by　Carey　in　1793；　the　constitution　had　founded　the　enterprise　on　these　three　corner…stonespreaching　the　Gospel　in　the　mother　tongue　of　the　people；　translating　the　Bible　into　all　the　languages　of　Southern　and　Eastern　Asia；　teaching　the　young；　both　heathen　and　Christian；　both　boys　and　girls；　in　vernacular　schools。　　But　Carey　had　not　been　a　year　in　Serampore　when；　having　built　well　on　all　three；　he　began　to　see　that　a　fourth　must　be　laid　some　day　in　the　shape　of　a　college。　　He　and　his　colleagues　had　founded　and　supervised；　by　the　year　1818；　no　fewer　than　126　native　schools；　containing　some　10；000　boys；　of　whom　more　than　7000　were　in　and　around　Serampore。　　His　work　among　the　pundit　class；　both　in　Serampore　and　in　the　college　of　Fort　William；　and　the　facilities　in　the　mission…house　for　training　natives；　Eurasians；　and　the　missionaries'　sons　to　be　preachers；　translators；　and　teachers；　seemed　to　meet　the　immediate　want。　　But　as　every　year　the　mission　in　all　its　forms　grew　and　the　experience　of　its　leaders　developed；　the　necessity　of　creating　a　college　staff　in　a　building　adapted　to　the　purpose　became　more　urgent。　　Only　thus　could　the　otherwise　educated　natives　be　reached；　and　the　Brahmanical　class　especially　be　permanently　influenced。　　Only　t