The Life and Labours of Carey, Marshman, and Ward
The Serampore Missionaries

A contemporary account of the Missionaries of Serampore, who were instrumental in the promotion of education in Western Bengal.

John Clark Marshman (Author)

9781108008266, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 February 2010

408 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg

This work, published in 1864, is the 'popular edition' of John Clark Marshman's account of the missionaries William Carey, William Ward and Joshua Marshman (his father), originally published in 1859 in two volumes as The Life and Times of the Serampore Missionaries. It documents the lives of the three main Serampore Missionaries from their humble origins and conversions to the Baptist Church to their pioneering work in Western Bengal. This shorter edition nevertheless contains a wealth of detail on the administration and politics of colonial India, on the experiences of the missionaries and in particular their efforts in advancing education among the indigenous people. It covers the founding of schools and later the renowned Serampore College, the missionaries' Bible translations into various languages including Bengali (Bangla) and Chinese, and their efforts to promote literacy in indigenous languages. Ward's pioneering study of Hinduism is also reissued in this series.

Preface
1. Mr Carey's birth
2. Mr Ward's birth and parentage
3. Baptism of the first Kayust
4. Missionary prospects at Serampore
5. Hostility of Lord Minto's government to missions
6. Second capture of Serampore
7. Sirdhana mission
8. Differences with the Society
9. Establishment of the Agricultural Society
10. Dr Marshman embarks for England
11. Dr Marshman's morbid depression.

Subject Areas: Church history [HRCC2]