the life of william carey-第97章

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　unexpectedly　drawn　out　to　bless　God　for　His　goodness；　in　having　preserved　him　and　blessed　him　in　India　for　above　forty　years；　and　made　him　such　an　instrument　of　good　to　His　church；　and　to　entreat　that　on　his　being　taken　home；　a　double　portion　of　his　spirit　might　rest　on　those　who　remained　behind；　though　unable　to　speak；　he　testified　sufficiently　by　his　countenance　how　cordially　he　joined　in　this　prayer。　　I　then　asked　Mrs。　Carey　whether　she　thought　he　could　now　see　me。　　She　said　yes；　and　to　convince　me；　said；　'Mr。　Marshman　wishes　to　know　whether　you　now　see　him？'　　He　answered　so　loudly　that　I　could　hear　him；　'Yes；　I　do；'　and　shook　me　most　cordially　by　the　hand。　　I　then　left　him；　and　my　other　duties　did　not　permit　me　to　reach　him　again　that　day。　　The　next　morning；　as　I　was　returning　home　before　sunrise；　I　met　our　Brethren　Mack　and　Leechman　out　on　their　morning　ride；　when　Mack　told　me　that　our　beloved　brother　had　been　rather　worse　all　the　night；　and　that　he　had　just　left　him　very　ill。　　I　immediately　hastened　home；　through　the　college　in　which　he　has　lived　these　ten　years；　and　when　I　reached　his　room；　found　that　he　had　just　entered　into　the　joy　of　his　LordMrs。　Carey；　his　son　Jabez；　my　son　John；　and　Mrs。　Mack　being　present。〃

It　was　Monday　the　9th　June　1834；　at　half…past　five；　as　the　morning　sun　was　ascending　the　heavens　towards　the　perfect　day。　　The　rain…clouds　burst　and　covered　the　land　with　gloom　next　morning　when　they　carried　William　Carey　to　the　converts'　burial…ground　and　made　great　lamentation。　　The　notice　was　too　short　for　many　to　come　up　from　Calcutta　in　those　days。　〃Mr。　Duff；　of　the　Scottish　Church；　returned　a　most　kind　letter。〃　　Sir　Charles　Metcalfe　and　the　Bishop　wrote　very　feelingly　in　reply。　　Lady　Bentinck　sent　the　Rev。　Mr。　Fisher　to　represent　the　Governor…General　and　herself；　and　〃a　most　kind　and　feeling　answer；　for　she　truly　loved　the　venerable　man；〃　while　she　sadly　gazed　at　the　mourners　as　they　followed　the　simple　funeral　up　the　right　bank　of　the　Hoogli；　past　the　College　and　the　Mission　chapel。　　Mr。　Yates；　who　had　taken　a　loving　farewell　of　the　scholar　he　had　been　reluctant　to　succeed；　represented　the　younger　brethren；　Lacroix；　Micaiah　Hill；　and　Gogerly；　the　London　Missionary　Society。　　Corrie　and　Dealtry　do　not　seem　to　have　reached　the　spot　in　time。　　The　Danish　Governor；　his　wife；　and　the　members　of　council　were　there；　and　the　flag　drooped　half…mast　high　as　on　the　occasion　of　a　Governor's　death。　　The　road　was　lined　by　the　poor；　Hindoo　and　Mohammedan；　for　whom　he　had　done　so　much。　　When　all；　walking　in　the　rain；　had　reached　the　open　grave；　the　sun　shone　out；　and　Leechman　led　them　in　the　joyous　resurrection　hymn；　〃Why　do　we　mourn　departing　friends？〃　〃I　then　addressed　the　audience；〃　wrote　Marshman；　〃and；　contrary　to　Brother　Mack's　foretelling　that　I　should　never　get　through　it　for　tears；　I　did　not　shed　one。　　Brother　Mack　was　then　asked　to　address　the　native　members；　but　he；　seeing　the　time　so　far　gone；　publicly　said　he　would　do　so　at　the　village。　　Brother　Robinson　then　prayed；　and　weepingthen　neither　myself　nor　few　besides　could　refrain。〃　　In　Jannuggur　village　chapel　in　the　evening　the　Bengali　burial　hymn　was　sung；　P渞itran　Christer　Morone；　〃Salvation　by　the　death　of　Christ；〃　and　Pran　Krishna；　the　oldest　disciple；　led　his　countrymen　in　prayer。　　Then　Mack　spoke　to　the　weeping　converts　with　all　the　pathos　of　their　own　sweet　vernacular　from　the　words；　〃For　David；　after　he　had　served　his　own　generation；　by　the　will　of　God　fell　on　sleep。〃　　Had　not　Carey's　been　a　royal　career；　even　that　of　a　king　and　a　priest　unto　God？

〃We；　as　a　mission；〃　wrote　Dr。　Marshman　to　Christopher　Anderson；　〃took　the　expense　on　ourselves；　not　suffering　his　family　to　do　so；　as　we　shall　that　of　erecting　a　monument　for　him。　　Long　before　his　death　we　had；　by　a　letter　signed　by　us　all；　assured　him　that　the　dear　relatives；　in　England　and　France；　should　have　their　pensions　continued　as　though　he　were　living；　and　that　Mrs。　Carey；　as　a　widow；　should　have　Rs。　100　monthly；　whatever　Mackintosh's　house　might　yield　her。〃

Twenty…two　years　before；　when　Chamberlain　was　complaining　because　of　the　absence　of　stone；　or　brick；　or　inscription　in　the　mission　burial…ground；　Carey　had　said；　〃Why　should　we　be　remembered？　　I　think　when　I　am　dead　the　sooner　I　am　forgotten　the　better。〃　　Dr。　Johns　observed　that　it　is　not　the　desire　of　the　persons　themselves　but　of　their　friends　for　them；　to　which　Carey　replied；　〃I　think　of　others　in　that　respect　as　I　do　of　myself。〃　　When　his　second　wife　was　taken　from　him；　his　affection　so　far　prevailed　that　he　raised　a　memorial　stone；　and　in　his　will　left　this　〃order〃　to　Mack　and　William　Robinson；　his　executors：　〃I　direct　that　my　funeral　be　as　plain　as　possible；　that　I　be　buried　by　the　side　of　my　second　wife；　Charlotte　Emilia　Carey；　and　that　the　following　inscription　and　nothing　more　may　be　cut　on　the　stone　which　commemorates　her；　either　above　or　below；　as　there　may　be　room；　viz。：

WILLIAM　CAREY；　BORN　AUGUST　17；　1761；　DIED

　　　A　wretched；　poor；　and　helpless　worm；　　　　On　Thy　kind　arms　I　fall。〃

The　surviving　brethren　seem　to　have　taken　the　small　oblong　stone；　with　the　inscription　added　as　directed；　and　to　have　placed　it　on　the　south　side　of　the　domed　square　block　of　brick　and　white　plastersince　renewed　from　time　to　timewhich　stands　in　the　left　corner　of　the　God's…acre；　now　consecrated　by　the　mingled　dust　of　four　generations　of　missionaries；　converts；　and　Christian　people。　Ward's　monument　stands　in　the　centre；　and　that　of　the　Marshman　family　at　the　right　hand。　　Three　and　a　half　years　afterwards　Joshua　Marshman　followed　Carey；　not　till　1847　was　Hannah　Marshman　laid　beside　him；　after　a　noble　life　of　eighty　years。　　Mack　had　gone　the　year　before；　cut　off　by　cholera　like　Ward。　But　the　brotherhood　cannot　be　said　to　have　ended　till　John　Marshman；　C。S。I。；　died　in　London　in　1877。　　From　first　to　last　the　three　families　contributed　to　the　cause　of　God　from　their　own　earnings；　ninety　thousand　pounds；　and　the　world　would　never　have　known　it　but　for　the　lack　of　the　charity　that　envieth　not　on　the　part　of　Andrew　Fuller's　successors。

Carey's　last　will　and　testament　begins：　〃I　utterly　disclaim　all　or　any　right　or　title　to　the　premises　at　Serampore；　called　the　mission　premises；　and　every　part　and　parcel　thereof；　and　do　hereby　declare　that　I　never　had；　or　supposed　myself　to　have；　any　such　right　or　title。　　I　give　and　bequeath　to　the　College　of　Serampore　the　whole　of　my　museum；　consisting　of　minerals；　shells；　corals；　insects；　and　other　natural　curiosities；　and　a　Hortus　Siccus；　also　the　folio　edition　of　Hortus　Woburnensis；　which　was　presented　to　me　by　Lord　Hastings；　Taylor's　Hebrew　Concordance；　my　collection　of　Bibles　in　foreign　languages；　and　all　my　books　in　the　Italian　and　German　languages。〃　　His　widow；　Grace；　who　survived　him　a　short　time；　had　the　little　capital　that　was　hers　before　her　marriage　to　him；　and　he　desired　that　she　would　choose　from　his　library　whatever　English　books　she　valued。　　His　youngest　son；　Jonathan；　was　not　in　want　of　money。　　He　had　paid　Felix　and　William　Rs。　1500　each　in　his　lifetime。　In　order　to　leave　a　like　sum　to　Jabez；　he　thus　provided：　〃From　the　failure　of　funds　to　carry　my　former　intentions　into　effect；　I　direct　that　my　library　be　sold。〃　　In　dying　as　in　living　he　is　the　samejust　to　others　because　self…devoted　to　Him　to　whom　he　thus　formally　willed　himself；　〃On　Thy　kind　arms　I　fall。〃

The　Indian　journals　rang　with　the　praises　of　the　missionary　whose　childlike　humility　and　sincerity；　patriotism　and　learning；　had　long　made　India　proud　of　him。　　After　giving　himself；　William　Carey　had　died　so　poor　that　his　books　had　to　be　sold　to　provide　？87　10s。　for　one　of　his　sons。　　One　writer　asserted　that　this　man　had　contributed　〃sixteen　lakhs　of　rupees〃　to　the　cause　of　Christ　while　connected　with　the　Serampore　Mission；　and　the　statement　was　everywhere　repeated。　　Dr。　Marshman　thereupon　published　the　actual　facts；　〃as　no　one　would　have　felt　greater　abhorrence　of　such　an　attempt　to　impose　on　the　Christian　public　than　Dr。　Carey　himself；　had　he　been　living。〃　At　a　time　when　the　old　Sicca　Rupee　was　worth　half　a　crown；　Carey　received；　in　the　thirty…four　and　a　half　years　of　his　residence　at　Serampore；　from　the　date　of　his　appointment　to　the　College　of