Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1813-06-21
ABSTRACT OF
q Fr.ycgLIcAL ExERT1oNs IN HsIA.


Containing an outline efthe Baptist MIS-
sion in Bengal.
The change by which the missionaries
we're removed 10 Serampore proved We.
~ favorable to the mission. They
could scarcely have worked their press
- advantage, or obtained an English
school, at Kidderpore. They were then
hardly known at Calcutta +; but their
vicinity to the capital of British India
non introduced them to public atten-
,ioh, arc obtained for Mr.. Carey an i'm
portant Office.
Every preparation was now made fer
nrinting. The translation was nearly
finished a press was obtained I; types
we're agreed for and printer, Mr..
Ward, was on the ground. A sufficient
fund to begin with was also furnished.
They accordingly set up the press at
Serampore and issued proposals for the
Dsngalee Bible, advertising at the same
time for employment in the general line
ofprinting, and for an English school.
About Fifty copies were subscribed for
BY The middle of August, The school
was established under the care OF Mr..
and Mrs. Marshman, and has proved
the principal means OF support to the
whole missionary family.
The College OF Folt William, destined
to exert prodigious influence on the
civil and religious interests Of ASA, and
on the Baptist mission in particular,
was founded at Calcutta, by the Mar
quis Wellesley, on the 4thof May, 1900.
Mr.. Carey took an impression Of the
FIRST page OF Matthew on the 18th OF the
same month. Besides 1000 copies Of
the whole New Testament, they struck
of 500 copies of Matthew for immedi-
ate distribution, some hundreds Of
which were dispersed by the middle OF
October. Early the next spring, the
whole Testament was completed.
While the New Testament was in
the press, cluster OF events took place,
which must not be omitted. Early in
June Bengalee schoo! for the grathi-
tous instruction Of native children was
opened By Mr.. and Mrs. Marshman,
which by the goth of July contained 40
scholars. On the Goth of August Mr.
Fountain was removed by death. In
October Messrs. Marshman and Ward,
beg,n to preach to the Natives But the
most interet. .ng events are vet to be re-
cited. Mr.. Thomas and Nj Carey had
now been in the country seven years,
and not Hindoo had renounced east
for the Gespel, or been oaplised. In
the summer OF 1900, the missionaries
had uncommon desires and u special
spirit Of prayer Tor the conversion ofthe
heather. Early in November, many oil
the natives come 10 the Mission house
for copies OF Mathew. On The 25tb OF
that month Mr. Thomas, was called to
visit KlistDo pawl, who had dislocated
bis arm. Gokocl, who tor little time
had been somewhat affected, happened
to be p.esen, After the operation Mr..
Thomas solemnly addresss d the patient
and those that were with him. The
time had come; kris,no, with his fam.
lily, and Gokool submitted to the gospel,
and the first missionary had the happi.
mes, Of bringing the first Hindoo con-
vert to Christ. On the 22d oil Decem.
per Kristno and Gokool ate with the
Missionaries, and thus publicly threw
away their east. The same evening
hey vSh Kristno's family made sol-
tmn profession before the church, in.
lending to be baptised the next Sabbath.
Mr. Thomas was almost overcome
With JOY" His irritable system was
excited 100 far, ard llet it be written
with tear) "he was for some weeks
N a state OF complete mental derange.
ment." An uproar raised by the natives
inundated Gokool and the women, but
ArisiDo, top ether with Felix Carey, was
oaplised the next Sabbath. By the 4th
81 the ensuing October, the following
persoRs were bap,ised, viz Mr.. Fernan.
dez' a merchant Of Dinagepofe, Joymo.
nee, kristno's wiie's sister, Rasoo,
Aristno's wife, Unna, widow living
IN the family, Gokoel and MS wife. 1t
sEorthy to be recorded that this sue
cess commenced Immediately after the
gospel by Matthew and some religious
tracts began to be distributed.
'ust as the printing OF the New-Tes.
lament was finished in the spring Of
soi' Mr.. Carey was appointed by
marquis Wellesley teacher of the Ben.
salee and shanserit languages In the
college OF Fort William, with salary
M&S33o. Tha. sala.,, ae.ordir.x