the life of william carey-第76节

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　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　thus　could　a　theological　institute　be　satisfactorily　conducted　to　feed　the　native　Church。

On　10th　October　1800　the　missionaries　had　thus　written　home：〃There　appears　to　be　a　favourable　change　in　the　general　temper　of　the　people。　　Commerce　has　roused　new　thoughts　and　awakened　new　energies；　so　that　hundreds；　if　we　could　skilfully　teach　them　gratis；　would　crowd　to　learn　the　English　language。　　We　hope　this　may　be　in　our　power　some　time；　and　may　be　a　happy　means　of　diffusing　the　gospel。　At　present　our　hands　are　quite　full。〃　　A　month　after　that　Carey　wrote　to　Fuller：〃I　have　long　thought　whether　it　would　not　be　desirable　for　us　to　set　up　a　school　to　teach　the　natives　English。　　I　doubt　not　but　a　thousand　scholars　would　come。　　I　do　not　say　this　because　I　think　it　an　object　to　teach　them　the　English　tongue；　but；　query；　is　not　the　universal　inclination　of　the　Bengalees　to　learn　English　a　favourable　circumstance　which　may　be　improved　to　valuable　ends？　　I　only　hesitate　at　the　expense。〃　　Thirty　years　after　Duff　reasoned　in　the　same　way；　after　consulting　Carey；　and　acted　at　once　in　Calcutta。

By　1816；　when；　on　25th　June；　Carey　wrote　a　letter；　for　his　colleagues　and　himself；　to　the　Board　of　the　American　Baptist　General　Convention；　the　great　idea；　destined　slowly　to　revolutionise　not　only　India；　but　China；　Japan；　and　the　farther　East；　had　taken　this　form：

〃We　know　not　what　your　immediate　expectations　are　relative　to　the　Burman　empire；　but　we　hope　your　views　are　not　confined　to　the　immediate　conversion　of　the　natives　by　the　preaching　of　the　Word。　Could　a　church　of　converted　natives　be　obtained　at　Rangoon；　it　might　exist　for　a　while；　and　be　scattered；　or　perish　for　want　of　additions。　　From　all　we　have　seen　hitherto　we　are　ready　to　think　that　the　dispensations　of　Providence　point　to　labours　that　may　operate；　indeed；　more　slowly　on　the　population；　but　more　effectually　in　the　end：　as　knowledge；　once　put　into　fermentation；　will　not　only　influence　the　part　where　it　is　first　deposited；　but　leaven　the　whole　lump。　　The　slow　progress　of　conversion　in　such　a　mode　of　teaching　the　natives　may　not　be　so　encouraging；　and　may　require；　in　all；　more　faith　and　patience；　but　it　appears　to　have　been　the　process　of　things；　in　the　progress　of　the　Reformation；　during　the　reigns　of　Henry；　Edward；　Elizabeth；　James；　and　Charles。　　And　should　the　work　of　evangelising　India　be　thus　slow　and　silently　progressive；　which；　however；　considering　the　age　of　the　world；　is　not　perhaps　very　likely；　still　the　grand　result　will　amply　recompense　us；　and　you；　for　all　our　toils。　　We　are　sure　to　take　the　fortress；　if　we　can　but　persuade　ourselves　to　sit　down　long　enough　before　it。　'We　shall　reap　if　we　faint　not。'

〃And　then；　very　dear　brethren；　when　it　shall　be　said　of　the　seat　of　our　labours；　the　infamous　swinging…post　is　no　longer　erected；　the　widow　burns　no　more　on　the　funeral　pile；　the　obscene　dances　and　songs　are　seen　and　heard　no　more；　the　gods　are　thrown　to　the　moles　and　to　the　bats；　and　Jesus　is　known　as　the　God　of　the　whole　land；　the　poor　Hindoo　goes　no　more　to　the　Ganges　to　be　washed　from　his　filthiness；　but　to　the　fountain　opened　for　sin　and　uncleanness；　the　temples　are　forsaken；　the　crowds　say；　'Let　us　go　up　to　the　house　of　the　Lord；　and　He　shall　teach　us　of　His　ways；　and　we　will　walk　in　His　statutes；'　the　anxious　Hindoos　no　more　consume　their　property；　their　strength；　and　their　lives；　in　vain　pilgrimages；　but　they　come　at　once　to　Him　who　can　save　to　'the　uttermost'；　the　sick　and　the　dying　are　no　more　dragged　to　the　Ganges；　but　look　to　the　Lamb　of　God；　and　commit　their　souls　into　His　faithful　hands；　the　children；　no　more　sacrificed　to　idols；　are　become　'the　seed　of　the　Lord；　that　He　may　be　glorified'；　the　public　morals　are　improved；　the　language　of　Canaan　is　learnt；　benevolent　societies　are　formed；　civilisation　and　salvation　walk　arm　in　arm　together；　the　desert　blossoms；　the　earth　yields　her　increase；　angels　and　glorified　spirits　hover　with　joy　over　India；　and　carry　ten　thousand　messages　of　love　from　the　Lamb　in　the　midst　of　the　throne；　and　redeemed　souls　from　the