ight。　　I　had　on　the　evening　of　each　of　these　days　very　precious　seasons　of　fervent　prayer　to　God。　I　have　been　on　these　evenings　much　drawn　out　in　prayer　for　my　dear　friends　at　Leicester；　and　for　the　Society　that　it　may　be　prosperous；　likewise　for　the　ministers　of　my　acquaintance；　not　only　of　the　Baptist　but　other　denominations。　　I　was　engaged　for　the　churches　in　America　and　Holland；　as　well　as　England；　and　much　concerned　for　the　success　of　the　Gospel　among　the　Hindoos。　　At　present　I　know　not　of　any　success　since　I　have　been　here。　　Many　say　that　the　Gospel　is　the　word　of　truth；　but　they　abound　so　much　in　flattery　and　encomiums；　which　are　mere　words　of　course；　that　little　can　be　said　respecting　their　sincerity。　　The　very　common　sins　of　lying　and　avarice　are　so　universal　also；　that　no　European　who　has　not　witnessed　it　can　form　any　idea　of　their　various　appearances：　they　will　stoop　to　anything　whatsoever　to　get　a　few　cowries；　and　lie　on　every　occasion。　　O　how　desirable　is　the　spread　of　the　Gospel！
  〃4th　July。Rather　more　flat；　perhaps　owing　to　the　excessive　heat；　for　in　the　rainy　season；　if　there　be　a　fine　day；　it　is　very　hot　indeed。　　Such　has　been　this　day；　and　I　was　necessitated　to　be　out　in　it　from　morning　till　evening；　giving　necessary　directions。　　I　felt　very　much　fatigued　indeed；　and　had　no　spirits　left　in　the　evening；　and　in　prayer　was　very　barren。。。
  〃9th　July　to　4th　Aug。Employed　in　visiting　several　factories　to　learn　the　process　of　indigo…making。　　Had　some　very　pleasant　seasons　at　Malda；　where　I　preached　several　times；　and　the　people　seemed　much　affected　with　the　Word。　One　day；　as　Mr。　Thomas　and　I　were　riding　out；　we　saw　a　basket　hung　in　a　tree；　in　which　an　infant　had　been　exposed；　the　skull　remained；　the　rest　having　been　devoured　by　ants。〃
  Success　in　the　indigo　culture　was　indeed　never　possible　in　Mudnabati。　　The　factory　stood　on　the　river　Tangan；　within　what　is　now　the　district　of　Dinajpoor；　thirty　miles　north　of　Malda。　　To　this　day　the　revenue　surveyors　of　Government　describe　it　as　low　and　marshy；　subject　to　inundation　during　the　rains；　and　considered　very　unhealthy。　　Carey　had　not　been　there　a　fortnight　when　he　had　to　make　this　record：
  〃5th；　6th；　7th　July。Much　employed　in　settling　the　affairs　of　the　buildings；　etc。；　having　been　absent　so　long；　and　several　of　our　managing　and　principal　people　being　sick。　　It　is　indeed　an　awful　time　here　with　us　now；　scarcely　a　day　but　some　are　seized　with　fevers。　　It　is；　I　believe；　owing　to　the　abundance　of　water；　there　being　rice…fields　all　around　us；　in　which　they　dam　up　the　water；　so　that　all　the　country　hereabouts　is　about　a　foot　deep　in　water；　and　as　we　have　rain；　though　moderate　to　what　I　expected　the　rainy　season　to　be；　yet　the　continual　moisture　occasions　fevers　in　such　situations　where　rice　is　cultivated。。。Felt　at　home　and　thankful　these　days。　　O　that　I　may　be　very　useful！　　I　must　soon　learn　the　language　tolerably　well；　for　I　am　obliged　to　converse　with　the　natives　every　day；　having　no　other　persons　here　except　my　family。〃
  Soon　in　September；　the　worst　of　all　the　months　in　Bengal；　he　himself　was　brought　near　to　the　grave　by　a　fever；　one　of　the　paroxysms　continuing　for　twenty…six　hours　without　intermission；　〃when　providentially　Mr。　Udny　came　to　visit　us；　not　knowing　that　I　was　ill；　and　brought　a　bottle　of　bark　with　him。〃　　He　slowly　recovered；　but　the　second　youngest　child；　Peter；　a　boy　of　five；　was　removed　by　dysentery；　and　caste　made　it　long　difficult　to　find　any　native　to　dig　his　grave。　　But　of　this　time　the　faithful　sufferer　could　write：
  〃Sometimes　I　enjoyed　sweet　seasons　of　self…examination　and　prayer；　as　I　lay　upon　my　bed。　　Many　hours　together　I　sweetly　spent　in　contemplating　subjects　for　preaching；　and　in　musing　over　discourses　in　Bengali；　and　when　my　animal　spirits　were　somewhat　raised　by　the　fever；　I　found　myself　able　to　reason　and　discourse　in　Bengali　for　some　hours　together；　and　words　and　phrases　occurred　much　more　readily　than　when　I　was　in　health。　　When　my　dear　child　was　ill　I　was　enabled　to　attend　upon　him　night　and　day；　though　very　dangerously　ill　myself；　without　much　fatigue；　and　now；　I　bless　God　that　I　feel　a　sweet　resignation　to　his　will。〃
  A　still　harder　fate　befell　him。　　The　monomania　of　his　wife　became　chronic。　　A　letter　which　she　wrote　and　sent　by　special　messenger　called　forth　from　Thomas　this　loving　sympathy：〃You　must　endeavour　to　consider　it　a　disease。　　The　eyes　and　ears　of　many　are　upon　you；　to　whom　your　conduct　is　unimpeachable　with　respect　to　all　her　charges；　but　if　you　show　resentment；　they　have　ears；　and　others　have　tongues　set　on　fire。　　Were　I　in　your　case；　I　should　be　violent；　but　blessed　be　God；　who　suits　our　burdens　to　our　backs。　　Sometimes　I　pray　earnestly　for　you；　and　I　always　feel　for　you。　　Think　of　Job；　Think　of　Jesus。　　Think　of　those　who　were　'destitute；　afflicted；　tormented。'〃
  A　voyage　up　the　Tangan　in　Mr。　Udny's　pinnace　as　far　as　the　north　frontier；　at　a　spot　now　passed　by　the　railway　to　Darjeeling；　restored　the　invalid。　〃I　am　no　hunter；〃　he　wrote；　while　Thomas　was　shooting　wild　buffaloes；　but　he　was　ever　adding　to　his　store　of　observations　of　the　people；　the　customs　and　language。　　Meanwhile　he　was　longing　for　letters　from　Fuller　and　Pearce　and　Ryland。　　At　the　end　of　January　1795　the　missionary　exile　thus　talks　of　himself　in　his　journal：〃Much　engaged　in　writing；　having　begun　to　write　letters　to　Europe；　but　having　received　none；　I　feel　that　hope　deferred　makes　the　heart　sick。　　However；　I　am　so　fully　satisfied　of　the　firmness　of　their　friendship　that　I　feel　a　sweet　pleasure　in　writing　to　them；　though　rather　of　a　forlorn　kind；　and　having　nothing　but　myself　to　write　about；　feel　the　awkwardness　of　being　an　egotist。　I　feel　a　social　spirit　though　barred　from　society。。。I　sometimes　walk　in　my　garden；　and　try　to　pray　to　God；　and　if　I　pray　at　all　it　is　in　the　solitude　of　a　walk。　　I　thought　my　soul　a　little　drawn　out　to…day；　but　soon　gross　darkness　returned。　　Spoke　a　word　or　two　to　a　Mohammedan　upon　the　things　of　God；　but　I　feel　to　be　as　bad　as　they。。。9th　May。　　I　have　added　nothing　to　these　memoirs　since　the　19th　of　April。　　Now　I　observe　that　for　the　last　three　sabbaths　my　soul　has　been　much　comforted　in　seeing　so　large　a　congregation；　and　more　especially　as　many　who　are　not　our　own　workmen　come　from　the　parts　adjacent；　whose　attendance　must　be　wholly　disinterested。　　I　therefore　now　rejoice　in　seeing　a　regular　congregation　of　from　two　to　six　hundred　people　of　all　descriptionsMussulmans；　Brahmans　and　other　classes　of　Hindus；　which　I　look　upon　as　a　favourable　token　from　God。。。Blessed　be　God；　I　have　at　last　received　letters　and　other　articles　from　our　friends　in　England。。。from　dear　brethren　Fuller；　Morris；　Pearce；　and　Rippon；　but　why　not　from　others？。。。14th　June。　　I　have　had　very　sore　trials　in　my　own　family；　from　a　quarter　which　I　forbear　to　mention。　　Have　greater　need　for　faith　and　patience　than　ever　I　had；　and　I　bless　God　that　I　have　not　been　altogether　without　supplies　of　these　graces。。。Mr。　Thomas　and　his　family　spent　one　Lord's　day　with　us；　May　23rd。。。We　spent　Wednesday；　26th；　in　prayer；　and　for　a　convenient　place　assembled　in　a　temple　of　Seeb；　which　was　near　to　our　house。。。I　was　from　that　day　seized　with　a　dysentery；　which　continued　nearly　a　week　with　fearful　violence；　but　then　I　recovered；　through　abundant　mercy。　　That　day　of　prayer　was　a　good　day　to　our　souls。　　We　concerted　measures　for　forming　a　Baptist　church。〃
  To　his　sister　he　wrote；　on　the　11th　March；　of　the　church；　which　was　duly　formed　of　Europeans　and　Eurasians。　　No　native　convert　was　made　in　this　Dinapoor　mission　till　1806；　after　Carey　had　removed　to　Serampore。　〃We　have　in　the　neighbourhood　about　fifteen　or　sixteen　serious　persons；　or　those　I　have　good　hopes　of；　all　Europeans。　　With　the　natives　I　have　very　large　concerns；　almost　all　the　farmers　for　nearly　twenty　miles　round　cultivate　indigo　for　us；　and　the　labouring　people　working　here　to　the　number　of　about　five　hundred；　so　that　I　have　considerable　opportunity　of　publishing　the　Gospel　to　them。　　I　have　so　much　knowledge　of　the　language　as　to　be　able　to　preach　to　them　for　about　half　an　hour；　so　as　to　be　understood；　but　am　not　able　to　vary　my　subjects　much。　　I　tell　them　of　the　evil　and　universality　of　sin；　the　sins　of　a　natural　state；　the　justice　of　God；　the　incarnation　of　Christ　and　his　sufferings　in　our　stead；　and　of　the　necessity　of　conversion；　holiness；　and　faith；　in　order　to　salvation。　They　hear　with　attention　in　general；　and　some　come　to　me　for　instruction　in　the　things　of　God。〃
  〃It　was　always　my　opinion　that　missionaries　may　and　must　support　themselves　after　having　been　sent　out　and　received　a　little　support　at　first；　and　in　consequence　I　pursue　a　very　little　worldly　employment　which　requires　three　months'　closish　attendance　in　the　year；　but　this　is　in　the　rainsthe　most　unfavourable　season　for　exertion。　　I　have　a　district　of　about　twenty　miles　square；　where　I　am　continually　going　from　village　to　village　to　publish　the　Gospel；　and　in　this　space　are　about　two　hundred　villages；　whose　inhabitants　from　time　to　time　hear　the　Word。　My　manner　of　travelling　is　with　two　small　boats；　one　serves　me　to　live　in；　and　the　other　for　cooking　my　food。　　I　carry　all　my　furniture　and　food　with　me　from　place　to　placeviz。　a　chair；　a　table；　a　b