what　is　sacred；　and　consecrated　to　Christ　and　his　cause。　　In　building；　especially；　remember　that　you　are　poor　men；　and　have　chosen　a　life　of　poverty　and　self…denial；　with　Christ　and　his　missionary　servants。　　If　another　person　is　profuse　in　expenditure；　the　consequence　is　small；　because　his　property　would　perhaps　fall　into　hands　where　it　might　be　devoted　to　the　purposes　of　iniquity；　but　missionary　funds　are　in　their　very　circumstances　the　most　sacred　and　important　of　any　thing　of　this　nature　on　earth。　　We　say　not　this；　Brethren；　because　we　suspect　you；　or　any　of　our　partners　in　labour；　but　we　perceive　that　when　you　have　done　all；　the　Rangoon　mission　will　lie　heavy　upon　the　Missionary　Funds；　and　the　field　of　exertion　is　very　wide。〃
  Felix　Carey　was　a　medical　missionary　of　great　skill；　a　printer　of　the　Oriental　languages　trained　by　Ward；　and　a　scholar；　especially　in　Sanskrit　and　Pali；　Bengali　and　Burman；　not　unworthy　of　his　father。　He　early　commended　himself　to　the　goodwill　of　the　Rangoon　Viceroy；　and　was　of　great　use　to　Captain　Canning　in　the　successful　mission　from　the　Governor…General　in　1809。　　At　his　intercession　the　Viceroy　gave　him　the　life　of　a　malefactor　who　had　hung　for　six　hours　on　the　cross。　　Reporting　the　incident　to　Ryland；　Dr。　Carey　wrote　that　〃crucifixion　is　not　performed　on　separate　crosses；　elevated　to　a　considerable　height；　after　the　manner　of　the　Romans；　but　several　posts　are　erected　which　are　connected　by　a　cross　piece　near　the　top；　to　which　the　hands　are　nailed；　and　by　another　near　the　bottom；　to　which　the　feet　are　nailed　in　a　horizontal　direction。〃　　He　prepared　a　folio　dictionary　of　Burmese　and　Pali；　translated　several　of　the　Buddhist　Sootras　into　English；　and　several　books　of　Holy　Scripture　into　the　vernacular。　　His　medical　and　linguistic　skill　so　commended　him　to　the　king　that　he　was　loaded　with　honours　and　sent　as　Burmese　ambassador　to　the　Governor…General　in　1814；　when　he　withdrew　from　the　Christian　mission。　　On　his　way　back　up　the　Irawadi　he　alone　was　saved　from　the　wreck　of　his　boat；　in　which　his　second　wife　and　children　and　the　MS。　of　his　dictionary　went　down。　　Of　this　his　eldest　son；　who　〃procured　His　Majesty's　sanction　for　printing　the　Scriptures　in　the　Burman　and　adjacent　languages；　which　step　he　highly　approved；〃　and　at　the　same　time　〃the　orders　of　my　rank；　which　consist　of　a　red　umbrella　with　an　ivory　top；　gold　betel　box；　gold　lefeek　cup；　and　a　sword　of　state；〃　the　father　wrote　lamenting　to　Ryland：〃Felix　is　shrivelled　from　a　missionary　into　an　ambassador。〃　To　his　third　son　the　sorrowing　father　said：〃The　honours　he　has　received　from　the　Burmese　Government　have　not　been　beneficial　to　his　soul。　　Felix　is　certainly　not　so　much　esteemed　since　his　visit　as　he　was　before　it。　　It　is　a　very　distressing　thing　to　be　forced　to　apologise　for　those　you　love。〃　　Mr。　Chater　had　removed　to　Ceylon　to　begin　a　mission　in　Colombo。
  In　July　1813；　when　Felix　Carey　was　in　Ava；　two　young　Americans；　Adoniram　Judson　and　his　wife　Ann；　tempest…tossed　and　fleeing　before　the　persecution　of　the　East　India　Company；　found　shelter　in　the　Mission　House　at　Rangoon。　　Judson　was　one　of　a　band　of　divinity　students　of　the　Congregational　Church　of　New　England；　whose　zeal　had　almost　compelled　the　institution　of　the　American　Board　of　Foreign　Missions。　　He；　his　wife；　and　colleague　Rice　had　become　Baptists　by　conviction　on　their　way　to　Serampore；　to　the　brotherhood　of　which　they　had　been　commended。　　Carey　and　his　colleagues　made　it　〃a　point　to　guard　against　obtruding　on　missionary　brethren　of　different　sentiments　any　conversation　relative　to　baptism；〃　but　Judson　himself　sent　a　note　to　Carey　requesting　baptism　by　immersion。　　The　result　was　the　foundation　at　Boston　of　the　American　Baptist　Missionary　Society；　which　was　to　win　such　triumphs　in　Burma　and　among　the　Karens。　　For　a　time；　however；　Judson　was　a　missionary　from　Serampore；　and　supported　by　the　brotherhood。　　As　such　he　wrote　thus：
  〃RANGOON；　Sept。　1；　1814。Brother　Ward　wishes　to　have　an　idea　of　the　probable　expense　of　each　station；　on　which　I　take　occasion　to　say　that　it　would　be　more　gratifying　to　me；　as　presenting　a　less　temptation；　and　as　less　dangerous　to　my　habits　of　economy　and　my　spiritual　welfare；　to　have　a　limited　monthly　allowance。　　I　fear　that；　if　I　am　allowed　as　much　as　I　want；　my　wants　will　enlarge　with　their　gratification；　and　finally　embrace　many　things；　which　at　first　I　should　have　thought　incompatible　with　economical　management；　as　well　as　with　that　character　among　the　heathen　which　it　becomes　the　professed　followers　of　Him　who　for　our　sakes　became　poor；　even　to　sustain。　　It　is　better　for　a　missionary；　especially　a　young　man；　to　have　rather　too　little　than　rather　too　much。　　Your　case；　on　coming　out　from　England；　was　quite　different　from　mine。　　You　had　all　that　there　was；　and　were　obliged　to　make　the　most　of　it。
  〃If　these　things　meet　the　ideas　of　the　brethren；　I　will　be　obliged　to　them　to　say；　what　sum；　in　Sicca　Rupees；　payable　in　Bengal；　they　think　sufficient　for　a　small　family　in　Rangoonsufficient　to　meet　all　common　expenses；　and　indeed　all　that　will　be　incurred　at　present；　except　that　of　passages　by　sea。　　You　have　all　the　accounts　before　you；　especially　of　things　purchased　in　Bengal；　which　I　have　not；　and　from　having　seen　the　mission　pass　through　various　changes；　will　be　more　competent　to　make　an　estimate　of　expense　than　I　am。　And　while　you　are　making　this　estimate　for　one　family；　say　also　what　will　be　sufficient　for　two　small　families；　so　that　if　Brother　Rice；　or　any　other　should　soon　join　me；　it　may　not　be　necessary　to　bring　the　subject　again　under　consideration。　　This　sum　I　will　receive　under　the　same　regulations　as　other　stations　are　subject　to；　and　which　I　heartily　approve。　　And　if；　on　experiment；　it　be　found　much　too　large；　I　shall　be　as　glad　to　diminish　it；　as　to　have　you　increase　it；　if　it　be　found　much　too　small。
  〃Sept。　7。Since　writing　the　above；　we　have　received　the　distressing　intelligence；　that　a　few　days　after　Mr。　Carey　left　us；　and　soon　after　he　had　reached　the　brig　（which　had　previously　gone　into　the　great　river）　on　the　31st　of　August；　about　noon；　she　was　overtaken　by　a　squall　of　wind；　upset；　and　instantly　sunk。　　Those　who　could　swim；　escaped　with　their　lives　merely；　and　those　who　could　not；　perished。　Among　the　saved；　were　Mr。　Carey　and　most　of　the　Bengalees。　　Mrs。　Carey；　the　two　children；　her　women　and　girls；　and　several　menin　all；　ten　persons；　perished。　　Every　article　of　property　had　been　transferred　from　the　boats　to　the　vessel；　and　she　had　just　left　the　place；　where　she　had　been　long　waiting　the　arrival　of　Mr。　Carey；　and　had　been　under　sail　about　three　hours。　　Several　boats　were　not　far　distant；　the　gold…boat　was　within　sight；　but　so　instantaneous　was　the　disaster；　that　not　a　single　thing　was　saved。　　Some　attempts　were　made　by　the　lascars　to　save　Mrs。　Carey　and　William；　but　they　were　unsuccessful。　　Mr。　Carey　staid　on　the　shore　through　the　following　night；　a　neighbouring　governor　sent　him　clothes　and　money；　and　the　next　morning　he　took　the　gold…boat；　and　proceeded　up　the　river。　　A　large　boat；　on　which　were　several　servants；　men　and　women；　beside　those　that　were　in　the　vessel；　followed　the　gold…boat。　　The　jolly　boat　has　returned　here；　bringing　the　surviving　lascars。
  〃The　dreadful　situation　to　which　our　poor　brother　was　thus　reduced　in　a　moment；　from　the　height　of　prosperity；　fills　our　minds　continually　with　the　greatest　distress。　　We　are　utterly　unable　to　afford　him　the　least　relief；　and　can　only　pray　that　this　awful　dispensation　may　prove　a　paternal　chastisement　from　his　Heavenly　Father；　and　be　sanctified　to　his　soul。〃
  While　Judson　wrote　to　Serampore；　which　he　once　again　visited；　leaving　the　dust　of　a　child　in　the　mission　burial…ground；　〃I　am　glad　to　hear　you　say　that　you　will　not　abandon　this　mission；〃　Carey　pressed　on　to　the　〃regions　beyond。〃　　Judson　lived　till　1850　to　found　a　church　and　to　prepare　a　Burmese　dictionary；　grammar；　and　translation　of　the　Bible　so　perfect　that　revision　has　hardly　been　necessary　up　to　the　present　day。　　He　and　Hough；　a　printer　who　joined　him；　formed　themselves　into　a　brotherhood　on　the　same　self…denying　principles　as　that　of　Serampore；　whom　they　besought　to　send　them　frequent　communications　to　counsel；　strengthen；　and　encourage　them。　On　28th　September　1814　Judson　again　wrote　to　Carey　from　Rangoon：
  〃DEAR　BROTHER　CAREYIf　copies　of　Colebrooke's　Sungskrita　Dictionary；　and　your　Sungskrita　Grammar　are　not　too　scarce；　I　earnestly　request　a　copy　of　each。　　I　find　it　will　be　absolutely　necessary　for　me　to　pick　up　a　little　of　the　Pali；　chiefly　on　account　of　many　theological　terms；　which　have　been　incorporated　from　that　language　into　the　Burman。　　I　have　found　a　dictionary；　which　I　suppose　is　the　same　as　that　which　Mr。　Colebrooke　translated；　adapted　to　the　Burman　system。　　This　I　intend　to　read。　　I　want　also　Leyden's　Vocabulary；　and　a　copy　or　two　of　your　son's　grammar；　when　it　is　completed。　　I　gave　your　son　on　his　going　up　to　Ava；　my　copy　of　Campbell's　Gospels；　together　with　several　other　books；　all　of　which　are　now　lost。　　The　former　I　chiefly　regret；　and　know　not　whence　I　can　procure　another　copy。
  〃There　is　a　vessel　now　lying　here；　which　is　destined　to　take　round　an　Ambassador　from　this　Government　to　Bengal。　　He　expects　to　g