The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835Various
Religion
The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835
Various
Baptists -- Periodicals
Seventhly--I direct that, before every other thing, all my
lawful debts may be paid; that my funeral be as plain as
possible; that I may be buried by the side of my second wife,
Charlotte Emilia Carey; and that the following inscription, and
nothing more, may be cut on the stone which commemorates her,
either above or below, as there may be room; viz.
"William Carey, born August 17th, 1761, died----
"A wretched, poor, and helpless worm,
On thy kind arms I fall."
Eighthly--I hereby constitute and appoint my dear friends, the
Rev. William Robinson, of Calcutta, and the Rev. John Mack, of
Serampore, executors to this my last will and testament, and
request them to perform all therein desired and ordered by me,
to the utmost of their power.
Ninthly--I hereby declare this to be my last will and
testament, and revoke all other wills and testaments of a date
prior to this.
(Signed) WILLIAM CAREY.
(Signed) W. H. JONES, S. M'INTOSH.
The following minute, in reference to this removal of Dr. Carey, has
been entered on the records of the Baptist Missionary Society.
"The Secretary having reported that intelligence had arrived of the
death of Dr. Carey, at Serampore, on Monday, the 9th of June last, it
was
"_Resolved_,
"That this Committee cordially sympathize, on this mournful
occasion, with the immediate connexions of Dr. Carey, by whose
death, not merely the Missionary circle with which he was most
intimately associated, but the Christian world at large, has
sustained no common loss. The Committee gratefully record,
that this venerable and highly-esteemed servant of God had a
principal share in the formation of the Baptist Missionary
Society; and devoted himself, at its very commencement, to the
service of the heathen, amidst complicated difficulties and
discouragements, with an ardour and perseverance which nothing
but Christian benevolence could inspire, and which only a
strong and lively faith in God could sustain. Endowed with
extraordinary talents for the acquisition of foreign languages,
he delighted to consecrate them to the noble purpose of
unfolding to the nations of the East the Holy Scriptures in
their own tongue: a department of sacred labour in which it
pleased God to honour him far beyond any predecessor or
contemporary in the Missionary field. Nor was Dr. Carey
less eminent for the holiness of his personal character.
Throughout life he adorned the gospel of God his Saviour by the
spirituality of his mind and the uprightness of his conduct;
and especially, by the deep and unaffected humility which
proved how largely he had imbibed the spirit of his blessed
master.
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