nished　it　to　Serampore　recognise　the　aggressively　missionary　character　of　Carey；　who　would　not　degrade　his　high　calling　by　even　the　suspicion　of　a　compromise？　　To　be　called　and　paid　as　a　teacher　rather　than　as　the　professor　whose　double　work　he　was　asked　to　do；　was　nothing　to　the　modesty　of　the　scholar　who　pleaded　his　sense　of　unfitness　for　the　duties。　　His　Master；　not　himself；　was　ever　Carey's　first　thought；　and　the　full　professorship；　rising　to　？800　a　year；　was　soon　conferred　on　the　man　who　proved　himself　to　be　almost　as　much　the　college　in　his　own　person　as　were　the　other　professors　put　together。　　A　month　after　his　appointment　he　thus　told　the　story　to　Dr。　Ryland　in　the　course　of　a　long　letter　devoted　chiefly　to　the　first　native　converts：
  〃SERAMPORE；　15th　June　1801。。。We　sent　you　some　time　ago　a　box　full　of　gods　and　butterflies；　etc。；　and　another　box　containing　a　hundred　copies　of　the　New　Testament　in　Bengali。。。Mr。　Lang　is　studying　Bengali；　under　me；　in　the　college。　　What　I　have　last　mentioned　requires　some　explanation；　though　you　will　probably　hear　of　it　before　this　reaches　you。　　You　must　know；　then；　that　a　college　was　founded　last　year　in　Fort　William；　for　the　instruction　of　the　junior　civil　servants　of　the　Company；　who　are　obliged　to　study　in　it　three　years　after　their　arrival。　　I　always　highly　approved　of　the　institution；　but　never　entertained　a　thought　that　I　should　be　called　to　fill　a　station　in　it。　　To　my　great　surprise　I　was　asked　to　undertake　the　Bengali　professorship。　　One　morning　a　letter　from　Mr。　Brown　came；　inviting　me　to　cross　the　water；　to　have　some　conversation　with　him　upon　this　subject。　　I　had　but　just　time　to　call　our　brethren　together；　who　were　of　opinion　that；　for　several　reasons；　I　ought　to　accept　it；　provided　it　did　not　interfere　with　the　work　of　the　mission。　　I　also　knew　myself　to　be　incapable　of　filling　such　a　station　with　reputation　and　propriety。　　I；　however；　went　over；　and　honestly　proposed　all　my　fears　and　objections。　　Both　Mr。　Brown　and　Mr。　Buchanan　were　of　opinion　that　the　cause　of　the　mission　would　be　furthered　by　it；　and　I　was　not　able　to　reply　to　their　arguments。　　I　was　convinced　that　it　might。　　As　to　my　ability；　they　could　not　satisfy　me；　but　they　insisted　upon　it　that　they　must　be　the　judges　of　that。　　I　therefore　consented；　with　fear　and　trembling。　　They　proposed　me　that　day；　or　the　next；　to　the　Governor…General；　who　is　patron　and　visitor　of　the　college。　　They　told　him　that　I　had　been　a　missionary　in　the　country　for　seven　years　or　more；　and　as　a　missionary　I　was　appointed　to　the　office。　　A　clause　had　been　inserted　in　the　statutes　to　accommodate　those　who　are　not　of　the　Church　of　England　（for　all　professors　are　to　take　certain　oaths；　and　make　declarations）；　but；　for　the　accommodation　of　such；　two　other　names　were　inserted；　viz。；　lecturers　and　teachers；　who　are　not　included　under　that　obligation。　　When　I　was　proposed；　his　lordship　asked　if　I　was　well　affected　to　the　state；　and　capable　of　fulfilling　the　duties　of　the　station；　to　which　Mr。　B。　replied　that　he　should　never　have　proposed　me　if　he　had　had　the　smallest　doubt　on　those　heads。　　I　wonder　how　people　can　have　such　favourable　ideas　of　me。　　I　certainly　am　not　disaffected　to　the　state；　but　the　other　is　not　clear　to　me。
  〃When　the　appointment　was　made；　I　saw　that　I　had　a　very　important　charge　committed　to　me；　and　no　books　or　helps　of　any　kind　to　assist　me。　　I　therefore　set　about　compiling　a　grammar；　which　is　now　half　printed。　　I　got　Ram　Basu　to　compose　a　history　of　one　of　their　kings；　the　first　prose　book　ever　written　in　the　Bengali　language；　which　we　are　also　printing。　　Our　pundit　has　also　nearly　translated　the　Sanskrit　fables；　one　or　two　of　which　Brother　Thomas　sent　you；　which　we　are　also　going　to　publish；　These；　with　Mr。　Foster's　vocabulary；　will　prepare　the　way　to　reading　their　poetical　books；　so　that　I　hope　this　difficulty　will　be　gotten　through。　　But　my　ignorance　of　the　way　of　conducting　collegiate　exercises　is　a　great　weight　upon　my　mind。　I　have　thirteen　students　in　my　class；　I　lecture　twice　a　week；　and　have　nearly　gone　through　one　term；　not　quite　two　months。　　It　began　4th　May。　　Most　of　the　students　have　gotten　through　the　accidents；　and　some　have　begun　to　translate　Bengali　into　English。　　The　examination　begins　this　week。　　I　am　also　appointed　teacher　of　the　Sanskrit　language；　and　though　no　students　have　yet　entered　in　that　class；　yet　I　must　prepare　for　it。　　I　am；　therefore；　writing　a　grammar　of　that　language；　which　I　must　also　print；　if　I　should　be　able　to　get　through　with　it；　and　perhaps　a　dictionary；　which　I　began　some　years　ago。　　I　say　all　this；　my　dear　brother；　to　induce　you　to　give　me　your　advice　about　the　best　manner　of　conducting　myself　in　this　station；　and　to　induce　you　to　pray　much　for　me；　that　God　may；　in　all　things；　be　glorified　by　me。　　We　presented　a　copy　of　the　Bengali　New　Testament　to　Lord　Wellesley；　after　the　appointment；　through　the　medium　of　the　Rev。　D。　Brown；　which　was　graciously　received。　　We　also　presented　Governor　Bie　with　one。
  〃Serampore　is　now　in　the　hands　of　the　English。　　It　was　taken　while　we　were　in　bed　and　asleep；　you　may　therefore　suppose　that　it　was　done　without　bloodshed。　　You　may　be　perfectly　easy　about　us：　we　are　equally　secure　under　the　English　or　Danish　Government；　and　I　am　sure　well　disposed　to　both。〃
  For　seven　years；　since　his　first　settlement　in　the　Dinapoor　district；　Carey　had　given　one…third　of　his　long　working　day　to　the　study　of　Sanskrit。　　In　1796　he　reported：〃I　am　now　learning　the　Sanskrit　language；　that　I　may　be　able　to　read　their　Shasters　for　myself；　and　I　have　acquired　so　much　of　the　Hindi　or　Hindostani　as　to　converse　in　it　and　speak　for　some　time　intelligibly。。。Even　the　language　of　Ceylon　has　so　much　affinity　with　that　of　Bengal　that　out　of　twelve　words；　with　the　little　Sanskrit　that　I　know；　I　can　understand　five　or　six。〃　　In　1798　he　wrote：〃I　constantly　employ　the　forenoon　in　temporal　affairs；　the　afternoon　in　reading；　writing；　learning　Sanskrit；　etc。；　and　the　evening　by　candle　light　in　translating　the　Scriptures。。。Except　I　go　out　to　preach；　which　is　often　the　case；　I　never　deviate　from　this　rule。〃　　Three　years　before　that　he　had　been　able　to　confute　the　Brahmans　from　their　own　writings；　in　1798　he　quoted　and　translated　the　Rig　Veda　and　the　Purana　in　reply　to　a　request　for　an　account　of　the　beliefs　of　the　priesthood；　apologising；　however；　with　his　usual　self…depreciation：〃I　am　just　beginning　to　see　for　myself　by　reading　the　original　Shasters。〃　　In　1799　we　find　him　reading　the　Mahabharata　epic　with　the　hope　of　finding　some　allusion　or　fact　which　might　enable　him　to　equate　Hindoo　chronology　with　reliable　history；　as　Dr。　John　Wilson　of　Bombay　and　James　Prinsep　did　a　generation　later；　by　the　discovery　of　the　name　of　Antiochus　the　Great　in　two　of　the　edicts　of　Asoka；　written　on　the　Girnar　rock。
  By　September　1804　Carey　had　completed　the　first　three　years'　course　of　collegiate　training　in　Sanskrit。　　The　Governor…General　summoned　a　brilliant　assembly　to　listen　to　the　disputations　and　declamations　of　the　students　who　were　passing　out；　and　of　their　professors；　in　the　various　Oriental　languages。　　The　new　Government　House；　as　it　was　still　called；　having　been　completed　only　the　year　before　at　a　cost　of　？40；000；　was　the　scene；　in　〃the　southern　room　on　the　marble　floor；〃　where；　ever　since；　all　through　the　century；　the　Sovereign's　Viceroys　have　received　the　homage　of　the　tributary　kings　of　our　Indian　empire。　　There；　from　Dalhousie　and　Canning　to　Lawrence　and　Mayo；　and　their　still　surviving　successors；　we　have　seen　pageants　and　durbars　more　splendid；　and　representing　a　wider　extent　of　territory；　from　Yarkand　to　Bangkok；　than　even　the　Sultanised　Englishman　as　Sir　James　Mackintosh　called　Wellesley；　ever　dreamed　of　in　his　most　imperial　aspirations。　　There　councils　have　ever　since　been　held；　and　laws　have　been　passed　affecting　the　weal　of　from　two　to　three　hundred　millions　of　our　fellow…subjects。　　There；　too；　we　have　stood　with　Duff　and　Cotton；　Ritchie　and　Outram；　representing　the　later　University　of　Calcutta　which　Wellesley　would　have　anticipated。　　But　we　question　if；　ever　since；　the　marble　hall　of　the　Governor…General's　palace　has　witnessed　a　sight　more　profoundly　significant　than　that　of　William　Carey　addressing　the　Marquis　Wellesley　in　Sanskrit；　and　in　the　presence　of　the　future　Duke　of　Wellington；　in　such　words　as　follow。
  The　seventy　students；　their　governors；　officers；　and　professors；　rose　to　their　feet；　when；　at　ten　o'clock　on　Thursday　the　20th　of　September　1804；　His　Excellency　the　Visitor　entered　the　room；　accompanied；　as　the　official　gazette　duly　chronicles；　by　〃the　Honourable　the　Chief　Justice；　the　judges　of　the　Supreme　Court；　the　members　of　the　Supreme　Council；　the　members　of　the　Council　of　the　College；　Major…General　Cameron；　Major…General　the　Honourable　Arthur　Wellesley；　Major…General　Dowdeswell；　and　Solyman　Aga；　the　envoy　from　Baghdad。　　All　the　principal　civil　and　military　officers　at　the　Presidency；　and　many　of　the　British　inhabitants；　were　present　on　this　occasion；　and　also　many　learned　natives。〃
  After　Romer　had　defended；　in　Hindostani；　the　thesis　that　the　Sanskrit　is　the　parent　language　in　India；　and　Swinton；　in　Persian；　that　the　poems　of　Hafiz　are　to　be　understood　in　a　figurative　or　my