s　recently　re…discoveredas　it　wereand　now　forms　an　important　mode　of　evangelistic　work　when　accompanied　by　native　musical　instruments。　The　original　has　a　curious　interest　and　value　in　the　history　of　the　Bengali　language；　as　formed　by　Carey。　　As　to　the　music　he　wrote：〃We　sometimes　have　a　melody　that　cheers　my　heart；　though　it　would　be　discordant　upon　the　ears　of　an　Englishman。〃
  Such　was　the　immediate　action　of　the　infant　Baptist　Society。　　The　moment　Dr。　Ryland　read　his　letter　from　Carey　he　sent　for　Dr。　Bogue　and　Mr。　Stephen；　who　happened　to　be　in　Bristol；　to　rejoice　with　him。　The　three　returned　thanks　to　God；　and　then　Bogue　and　Stephen；　calling　on　Mr。　Hey；　a　leading　minister；　took　the　first　step　towards　the　foundation　of　a　similar　organisation　of　non…Baptists；　since　known　as　the　London　Missionary　Society。　　Immediately　Bogue；　the　able　Presbyterian；　who　had　presided　over　a　theological　school　at　Gosport　from　which　missionaries　went　forth；　and　who　refused　the　best　living　in　Edinburgh　when　offered　to　him　by　Dundas；　wrote　his　address；　which　appeared　in　the　Evangelical　Magazine　for　September；　calling　on　the　churches　to　send　out　at　least　twenty　or　thirty　missionaries。　　In　the　sermon　of　lofty　eloquence　which　he　preached　the　year　after；　he　declared　that　the　missionary　movement　of　that　time　would　form　an　epoch　in　the　history　of　man；〃the　time　will　be　ever　remembered　by　us；　and　may　it　be　celebrated　by　future　ages　as　the　苧a　of　Christian　Benevolence。〃
  On　the　same　day　the　Rev。　T。　Haweis；　rector　of　All　Saints；　Aldwinkle；　referring　to　the　hundreds　of　ministers　collected　to　decide　where　the　first　mission　should　be　sent；　thus　burst　forth：　〃Methinks　I　see　the　great　Angel　of　the　Covenant　in　the　midst　of　us；　pluming　his　wings；　and　ready　to　fly　through　the　midst　of　heaven　with　his　own　everlasting　Gospel；　to　every　nation　and　tribe　and　tongue　and　people。〃　　In　Hindostan　〃our　brethren　the　Baptists　have　at　present　prevented　our　wishes。。。there　is　room　for　a　thousand　missionaries；　and　I　wish　we　may　be　ready　with　a　numerous　host　for　that　or　any　other　part　of　the　earth。〃
  〃Scotland10　was　the　next　to　take　up　the　challenge　sent　by　Carey。　Greville　Ewing；　then　a　young　minister　of　the　kirk　in　Edinburgh；　published　in　March　1796　the　appeal　of　the　Edinburgh　or　Scottish　Missionary　Society；　which　afterwards　sent　John　Wilson　to　Bombay；　and　that　was　followed　by　the　Glasgow　Society；　to　which　we　owe　the　most　successful　of　the　Kafir　missions　in　South　Africa。　　Robert　Haldane　sold　all　that　he　had　when　he　read　the　first　number　of　the　Periodical　Accounts；　and　gave　？5；000　to　send　a　Presbyterian　mission　of　six　ministers　and　laymen；　besides　himself；　to　do　from　Benares　what　Carey　had　planned　from　Mudnabati；　but　Pitt　as　well　as　Dundas；　though　his　personal　friends；　threatened　him　with　the　Company's　intolerant　Act　of　Parliament。　　Evangelical　ministers　of　the　Church　of　England　took　their　proper　place　in　the　new　crusade；　and　a　year　before　the　eighteenth　century　closed　they　formed　the　agency；　which　has　ever　since　been　in　the　forefront　of　the　host　of　the　Lord　as　the　Church　Missionary　Society；　with　Carey's　friend；　Thomas　Scott；　as　its　first　secretary。　　The　sacred　enthusiasm　was　caught　by　the　Netherlands　on　the　one　side　under　the　influence　of　Dr。　Van　der　Kemp；　who　had　studied　at　Edinburgh　University；　and　by　the　divinity　students　of　New　England；　of　whom　Adoniram　Judson　was　even　then　in　training　to　receive　from　Carey　the　apostolate　of　Burma。　　Soon　too　the　Bengali　Bible　translations　were　to　unite　with　the　needs　of　the　Welsh　at　home　to　establish　the　British　and　Foreign　Bible　Society。
  As　news　of　all　this　reached　Carey　amid　his　troubles　and　yet　triumphs　of　faith　in　the　swamps　of　Dinajpoor；　and　when　he　learned　that　he　was　soon　to　be　joined　by　four　colleagues；　one　of　whom　was　Ward　whom　he　himself　had　trysted　to　print　the　Bengali　Bible　for　him；　he　might　well　write；　in　July　1799：〃The　success　of　the　Gospel　and；　among　other　things；　the　hitherto　unextinguishable　missionary　flame　in　England　and　all　the　western　world；　give　us　no　little　encouragement　and　animate　our　hearts。〃　　To　Sutcliff　he　had　written　eighteen　months　before　that：〃I　rejoice　much　at　the　missionary　spirit　which　has　lately　gone　forth：　surely　it　is　a　prelude　to　the　universal　spread　of　the　Gospel！　　Your　account　of　the　German　Moravian　Brethren's　affectionate　regard　towards　me　is　very　pleasing。　　I　am　not　much　moved　by　what　men　in　general　say　of　me；　yet　I　cannot　be　insensible　to　the　regards　of　men　eminent　for　godliness。。。Staying　at　home　is　now　become　sinful　in　many　cases；　and　will　become　so　more　and　more。　　All　gifts　should　be　encouraged；　and　spread　abroad。〃
  The　day　was　breaking　now。　　Men　as　well　as　money　were　offered　for　Carey's　work。　　In　Scotland　especially　Fuller　found　that　he　had　but　to　ask；　but　to　appear　in　any　evangelical　pulpit；　and　he　would　receive　sums　which；　in　that　day　of　small　things；　rebuked　his　little　faith。　　Till　the　last　Scotland　was　loyal　to　Carey　and　his　colleagues；　and　with　almost　a　prevision　of　this　he　wrote　so　early　as　1797：〃It　rejoices　my　heart　much　to　hear　of　our　brethren　in　Scotland　having　so　liberally　set　themselves　to　encourage　the　mission。〃　　They　approved　of　his　plans；　and　prayed　for　him　and　his　work。　　When　Fuller　called　on　Cecil　for　help；　the　〃churchy〃　evangelical　told　him　he　had　a　poor　opinion　of　all　Baptists　except　one；　the　man　who　wrote　The　Gospel　Worthy　of　All　Acceptation。　　When　he　learned　that　its　author　was　before　him；　the　hasty　offender　apologised　and　offered　a　subscription。　〃Not　a　farthing；　sir！〃　was　the　reply；　〃you　do　not　give　in　faith；〃　but　the　persistent　Cecil　prevailed。　　Men；　however；　were　a　greater　want　than　money　at　that　early　stage　of　the　modern　crusade。　　Thomas　and　Fountain　had　each　been　a　mistake。　　So　were　the　early　African　missionaries；　with　the　exception　of　the　first　Scotsman；　Peter　Greig。　　Of　the　thirty　sent　out　by　the　London　Missionary　Society　in　the　Duff　only　four　were　fit　for　ordination；　and　not　one　has　left　a　name　of　mark。　　The　Church　Mission　continued　to　send　out　only　Germans　till　1815。　　In　quick　succession　four　young　men　offered　themselves　to　the　Baptist　Society　to　go　out　as　assistants　to　Carey；　in　the　hope　that　the　Company　would　give　them　a　covenant　to　resideBrunsdon　and　Grant；　two　of　Ryland's　Bristol　flock；　Joshua　Marshman　with　his　wife　Hannah　Marshman；　and　William　Ward　called　by　Carey　himself。
  In　nine　months　Fuller　had　them　and　their　families　shipped　in　an　American　vessel；　the　Criterion；　commanded　by　Captain　Wickes；　a　Presbyterian　elder　of　Philadelphia；　who　ever　after　promoted　the　cause　in　the　United　States。　　Charles　Grant　helped　them　as　he　would　have　aided　Carey　alone。　　Though　the　most　influential　of　the　Company's　directors；　he　could　not　obtain　a　passport　for　them；　but　he　gave　them　the　very　counsel　which　was　to　provide　for　the　young　mission　its　ark　of　defence：　〃Do　not　land　at　Calcutta　but　at　Serampore；　and　there；　under　the　protection　of　the　Danish　flag；　arrange　to　join　Mr。　Carey。〃　　After　five　months'　prosperous　voyage　the　party　reached　the　Hoogli。　　Before　arriving　within　the　limits　of　the　port　of　Calcutta　Captain　Wickes　sent　them　off　in　two　boats　under　the　guidance　of　a　Bengali　clerk　to　Serampore；　fifteen　miles　higher　up　on　the　right　bank　of　the　river。　　They　had　agreed　that　he　should　boldly　enter　them；　not　as　assistant　planters；　but　as　Christian　missionaries；　rightly　trusting　to　Danish　protection。　　Charles　Grant　had　advised　them　well；　but　it　is　not　easy　now；　as　in　the　case　of　their　predecessors　in　1795　and　of　their　successors　up　to　1813；　to　refrain　from　indignation　that　the　British　Parliament；　and　the　party　led　by　William　Pitt；　should　have　so　long　lent　all　the　weight　of　their　power　to　the　East　India　Company　in　the　vain　attempt　to　keep　Christianity　from　the　Hindoos。　　Ward's　journal　thus　simply　tells　the　story　of　the　landing　of　the　missionaries　at　this　Iona；　this　Canterbury　of　Southern　Asia：
  〃Lord's…day；　Oct。　13；　1799。Brother　Brunsdon　and　I　slept　in　the　open　air　on　our　chests。　　We　arrived　at　Serampore　this　morning　by　daylight；　in　health　and　pretty　good　spirits。　　We　put　up　at　Myerr's；　a　Danish　tavern　to　which　we　had　been　recommended。　　No　worship　to…day。　　Nothing　but　a　Portuguese　church　here。
  〃Oct。　14。Mr。　Forsyth　from　Calcutta；　missionary　belonging　to　the　London　Missionary　Society；　astonished　us　by　his　presence　this　afternoon。　　He　was　wholly　unknown；　but　soon　became　well　known。　　He　gave　us　a　deal　of　interesting　information。　　He　had　seen　brother　Carey；　who　invited　him　to　his　house；　offered　him　the　assistance　of　his　Moonshi；　etc。
  〃Oct。　16The　Captain　having　been　at　Calcutta　came　and　informed　us　that　his　ship　could　not　be　entered　unless　we　made　our　appearance。　Brother　Brunsdon　and　I　went　to　Calcutta；　and　the　next　day　we　were　informed　that　the　ship　had　obtained　an　entrance；　on　condition　that　we　appeared　at　the　Police　Office；　or　would　continue　at　Serampore。　All　things　considered　we　preferred　the　latter；　till　the　arrival　of　our　friends　from　Kidderpore　to　whom　we　had　addressed　letters。　Captain　Wickes　called　on　Rev。　Mr。　Brown；　who　very　kindly　offered　to　do　anything　for　us　in　his　power。　　Our　Instructions　with　respect　to　our　conduct　towards　Civil　Government　were　read　to　him。　　He　promised　to　call　at　the　Police　Office　afterwards；　and　to　inform　the　Master　that　we　intended　to　stay　at　Serampore；　t