The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-07-18

them, showing the theme of their
work
"In preaching to the hcathcn we
must keep to the example Of Paul, and
make the great subject Of our preach
ing Christ the crucified.
"The doctrine Of Christ's cxpiatory
death and all-suficicnt merits has
been, and must ever rem ain, the grand
means of conversion. Oh, chat these
glorious truths may ever be the Joy
and strength Of our own souls, and
then they will not fail to become the
matter Of our conversation to others.
"Praycr-secrct, fcrycnt, believing
praycr-lics at the root Of all personal
godlincss
LET US give ourselves up unrcscrv.
cdly to this glorious cause. Let US
never think that our time, our gifts.
our strength, our families, or even the
clothes We wear, are our own. Let us
sanctify them all to God and His
cause. oh, that He may sanctify US
for His work. If we are enabled to
glorify God with our bodies and spirits
which are llis-our wants will be
His care.
There are three very important
events which wc must notice briefly
First, the conversion and baptism of
krishncl Pal, the first convert from
hcathcnism under modern preaching.
This occurred in 1900, after Carey had
been working seven years in India,
and others with him part Of the time
Seven years labor, with one convert
as the visible result We can but
wonder at the unwavcring faith, zeal
and untiring labors Of Carey during
this long season. But who can put. a
price on one soul ? Who shall say
that for one sinner to repent is not
worth the whole lifetime of Carey
and his colleagues.
The second event was the transla-
tion Of the first Bcngalee New Testa-
ment. 1t was published four years
after the translation, Carey in the
meantime working on the Old Testa-
ment. After 1900 copies of the New
Testament and 500 additional copies
of Matthew had been issued day of
special thanksgiving to God was OBJ
served.
The third event was Carey appoint
ment to Profcssorship in the govern
ment College at Fort William. The
recent translation Of his Bengalee
New Testament showed the people his
fitness for the position. Later he be-
came Professor Of Sanscrit and Nah
rata also. His salary then was
Il, 800, or nearly 81, 800, of which he
kept less than 5000 per annum for the
expenses Of his family, giving all the
rest to the work Of the mission.
Likewise Marshman teaching in a
boarding school with salary Of SO 900,
kept less than $lG0 yearly
During these active labors many
prosecutions came from the people OF
England, from the English govern
ment in India and from the natives.
After a long while, however, the
friends Of the mission work succeeded
in having law passed in the English
Parliament permitting mission work
in India. As with Paul so with Ca
persecution only led him closer
to God. Hc wrote to friend in Eng
land: "We were all overwhelmed with
distress, but am persuaded that We
all felt reliance upon God such as
we have seldom witnessed before
It can but excite our admiration and
almost reverence for Cary to know of
the very great and varied work he did,
and of his eminent su ocess in that
work. He had always exhibited re-
n.ATka5le aptness for the languages,
and no small part Of his work in India
was the translation of the Scriptures
into o number of different languages
and dialects. He even took upon him
self the stupendous task Of compiling
dictionaries and writing grammars in
several different tongues. For some
time he was translator to the English
government. In 1912 a three days
fire destroyed much Of the labor of
years, as we'll as most Of his printing
outfit, but he cheerfully and hopefully
went to work to repair his loss. which
amounted to nearly $4,000. Friends
in England, within fifty days, sub
scribed the necessary funds to re-
establish the printing press.
Carey not only contin ued his teach
ing in the government College bu.
preached regularly and often in Se-
rampore and Calcutta. and in the sur
rounding towns and country. He
founded Serampore College, receiving
funds from England, America and In.
dia. The King Of Denmark gave
then, for that purpose, large house
in Serampore, and granted them q
charter. The College, which cost
| 100000, still exists. Carey also es-
tablished benevolent institution for
poor Eurasian children, and by 1917
forty-fye mission schools had been es-
tablished. A leper hospital also bears
record to his philanthropy.
He was q great student Of natural
history and geology, but especially Of
botany and agriculture. He organized
an agricultural and horticultural So.
ciety in India, and taught the natives
to use the best farm implements of
England. He was instrumental in
abolishing two horrible customs: In
1901, that Of child sacrifice in the
Ganges River; in 1925, the custom Of
burning widow on the funeral pyre
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