charge to us at Leicester. The affection there manifested almost overcame my spirits, for I have not been accustomed to sympathy of late. O! I think again, I am not only ready to be offered, so as to suffer any thing, but if I be offered upon the service and sacrifice of the faith, I joy and rejoice in it. O what a portion is God, and what a shame that I am not always satisfied with him!

29. This has been a day of calmness, but the calm has been rather of the unprofitable kind: I may rather call it a day of idleness, than any thing else. Have spent part of it in my study of Bengali, and yet no communion with God, which only can produce comfortable reflection at night. Had a very pleasant evening in studying and criticising upon the second chapter of Genesis, and comparing the different lections and renderings. There is an obscurity in the phrase 'created and made,' occasioned by departing from the Hebrew, which is 'created to make;' that is, created the original matter in order that he might modify and adorn it, in the manner in which it now is thus most render it. The 4th, 5th, and 6th verses appear to be designed to recapitulate the work of creation, and to show that, antecedent to the existence of second causes, God produced every thing by his own power. I have rendered it like the English, except the sixth verse, where I have followed Junius Tremellius, and many others, in continuing the negation of second causes, and have rendered it thus, 'Or vapour ascending from the earth, which might water the face of the ground.' The Hebrew will bear this

quite as well as 'But, &c.;' and it seems more consonant to the design of the narration.

30. The blessings of the gospel are far greater than we can think, unless we discourse with those who never had them. This evening I had a conversation with the Moonshi about his first opinions concerning God; but his ideas of angels were much more consistent than those of our artists. Seeing a picture in which an angel was represented, he made this inquiry: Sir, are angels women, or birds? I see they have got feathers, therefore they must be birds; and then I can see them, and catch them. Now we think that they are great powers which can go any where in an instant, without wings, or any such helps.' These simple inquiries were put to Mr. Udney, as soon as he became acquainted with Mr. T. He is now much hurt at seeing pretended pictures of God, or the Holy Spirit with wings like a dove, and many of those representations in cuts with the bible are to him, and others who are still heathens, a very great stumbling-block.

'Feb. 1. Spent to-day in preparations for our departure on Monday to the intended place of our residence. Was very weary, having walked in the sun about fifteen or sixteen miles; yet had the satisfaction of discoursing with some money-changers at Calcutta, who could speak English, about the importance and absolute necessity of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. One of them was a very crafty man, and tried much to entangle me with hard questions; but at last, finding himself entangled, he desisted, and went

to his old occupation of money-changing again. If once God would by his Spirit convince them of sin, a Saviour would be a blessing indeed to them: but human nature is the same all the world over, and all conviction fails except it is produced by the effectual working of the Holy Spirit.

'4. Proceeded on our journey through salt rivers and a large lake. In the afternoon saw an offering made to the god of learning, viz., of writing and reading. The idol was placed under a shed, and all around her (for I believe it is a female) were placed large dishes full of rice, fruits, &c., which the people had brought. The Brahmun was employed in laying the whole in order, after which a little was distributed to the attendants, and the Brahmun had the rest. The whole was attended with horrid music, and the next day the idol was to be thrown into the river. I felt very much concerned for these poor people, but could not speak to them.

5. There not being water enough for us to go the nearest way, we were necessitated to go through the Sunderbunds, which is a very large, impenetrable forest, only intersected with large rivers, by which our boats went. These forests are some hundreds of miles in extent, and entirely uninhabited by man; they swarm with tigers, leopards, rhinoceroses, deer, buffaloes, &c. I thought I heard the roar of a tiger in the night, but am uncertain. Had a little sweet pleasure in meditation in this place; but no one dares go on shore, so as to venture a hundred yards from the boat.

'6. Arrived early in the morning at Deharta, where the company have a bungalow. The person, whose name is Mr. Short, who resides there to superintend the salt-works, immediately sent to me, and invited my whole family to stay there till our own house is finished. Here, therefore, we are at present, and he, though an utter stranger to me, and to all godliness, insists upon supplying all our wants while here.'

When the house of Mr. Short came into view, Mr. Carey and his family were so far reduced that they had not provisions remaining sufficient for one day. This testimony was borne by Mrs. Carey's sister, who was afterwards united in marriage to this gentleman, and in a few years returned to England.

Mr. Fuller concludes the fragment of the memoir he had commenced of his friend, given in the first chapter, with the following pathetic lines.

'Soon after Mr. Carey's arrival in India he was reduced to great extremities; the goods which they had taken with them for their immediate support were disposed of, and the money, in far less time than they apprehended, was gone.

'In a strange land, with a wife's sister, a wife, and four children, without money, without friends, and without employment, he must needs feel himself in a delicate situation. Taking a boat, he went with his family, and Ram Boshu for his guide, up the country. It was now, as Mr. Ward lately observed on visiting the place, that, like the father of the faithful, he went

out, not knowing whither he went. As they were rowing along the river, about forty miles east of Calcutta, at a place called Deharta, they espied a house which seemed to be English built. Mr. Carey asked his guide if he knew the owner; he answered he was an English gentleman. Then (said Mr. C.) I will call upon him.' They all left the boat, and walked toward the house. Some of the servants, looking out, saw them, and went in and told their master that an English gentleman, two ladies, and several children were walking in sight of the house, as if they meant to come in. The owner, who proved to be the late Charles Short, Esq., immediately came forth to meet them, and very politely invited them in. Mr. Carey frankly told him his object and his present straits. Mr. S. had no conceit of the former, for he was an unbeliever, but told him he was at perfect liberty to make his house a home for himself and family till he should see what to do; he might stop, he said, for half a year, or longer if he pleased! Kindness like this, and in such circumstances, must have greatly affected him; yet, perceiving in his hospitable benefactor a total contempt of religion, the idea of a dependance upon him could not but be unpleasant.'

Mr. Carey continues his journal as follows.

8. Went this morning to Hashnabad, where I expected to have land. I had the choice of the whole country, and at last pitched upon a place at Collatullah, which is a fine soil and pleasant situation, and