In the course of the debate Mr. Wilberforce delivered several speeches, one of which he thus concluded:" In truth, sir, these Anabaptist missionaries, as, among other low epithets bestowed on them, they have been contemptuously termed, are entitled to our highest respect and admiration. One of them, Dr. Carey, was originally in one of the lowest stations of society, but under all the disadvantages of such a situation, he had the genius as well as the benevolence to devise the plan, which has since been pursued, of forming a society for communicating the blessings of Christian light to the natives of India, and his first care was to qualify himself to act a distinguished part in that truly noble enterprise. He resolutely applied himself to the diligent study of the learned languages, and, after making a considerable proficiency in them, he applied himself to several of the Oriental tongues, more especially to that which I understand is regarded as the parent of them all, the Sanscrit, in which last. his proficiency is acknowledged to be greater than that of Sir W. Jones himself, or any other European. Of several of these languages he has already published grammars; of one or two of them a dictionary, and he has in contemplation still greater enterprises. All this time, sir, he is labouring indefatigably as a missionary, with a warmth of zeal only equalled by that with which he prosecutes his literary labours. Another of these Anabaptist missionaries, Mr. Marshman, has established a seminary for the cultivation of the Chinese language, which he has studied with a success scarcely inferior to that of Dr. Carey in the Sanscrit, It is a merit of a more vulgar sort, but to those who are blind to their moral and even their literary excellences, it may perhaps afford an estimate of value better suited to their principles and habits of

calculation, that these men, and Mr. Ward also, another of the missionaries, acquiring from £1000 to £1500 per annum each by the various exercise of their talents, throw the whole into the common stock of the Mission, which they thus support by their contributions only less effectually than by their researches and labours of a higher order. Such, sir, are the exertions, such the merits, such the success of those great and good men, for so I shall not hesitate to term them."

On the 13th of July the bill passed the Commons and was accepted by the Lords, the clauses relating to the missionaries, which permitted their free entrance into India, having been previously inserted by a large majority of votes.

Before leaving the record of these events, we would not omit a reference to the effective service in securing this triumph of religious liberty rendered by the Quarterly Review, which periodical most drastically and successfully combated the scurrilous attacks of the Rev. Sydney Smith in The Edinburgh, and which, as recently as last year, contained in its July issue a most admirable article on Christian Missions.

Soon after the settlement at Serampore, the missionaries felt the importance of providing a place for worship and religious instruction in Calcutta. Plans were consequently drawn out, subscriptions were solicited, and a site procured in Lal Bazaar. A temporary building was first erected, and in 1807 Carey informed Sutcliff that a petition had been presented to Government for permission to build a new chapel, the petition being signed by 115 of the inhabitants, many of whom were merchants of the first respectability, and that it had met with a favour

able response. On New Year's day, 1809, the chapel was duly opened.

As Carey's duties at the Fort-William College took him regularly to Calcutta, he agreed to conduct the week-day services and to preach in turn with his brethren on the Sunday-an evidence of his extraordinary power for work. Every hour of every day of the week seems to have been occupied either

with translating or proof-reading, compilation of grammars or dictionaries, lecturing or preaching. He was almost ubiquitous as far as engagements in Serampore and Calcutta were concerned. Turning over the leaves of the "Periodical Accounts," we meet with numerous passages indicating his marvellously abundant labours, such as the following: "Brother Carey, in a conversation of nearly two hours, laid before the Mussulmans, who had come to our house,

the way of salvation." "This morning brother Carey went into that part of the town where the washermen live. They were tolerably attentive." "Brother Carey went again this morning among the washermen." "To-day, brother Carey and I went to Chinsurah, and talked to them sometime about the way of life." "Lord's Day,-Brother Carey preached in English and Bengalee." "Being in Calcutta from Monday evening till Friday evening, I constantly preached on Wednesday and Thursday evenings." "My time is so much occupied with the second edition of the New Testament and the remaining part of the Old, that, together with my other necessary avocations, the whole is completely engrossed." "The number of those who are seeking salvation continues to increase. Mr. Carey's room was filled with inquirers yesterday." "Brother Carey always delivers a lecture every Monday afternoon on astronomy, geography, &c., &c."

These are but a sample of the entries continually occurring, testifying to his almost superhuman endeavours.

And whilst his professional engagements and his literary pursuits detained him so fully in Serampore and Calcutta, yet he eagerly seized any opportunity that arose for itinerating with a view to extending the knowledge of the Saviour. "I went a journey in July last," he wrote to Mr. Morris in 1803, "for about twelve days, preaching in many villages, and giving away tracts. Krishnu accompanied me and rejoiced my heart." On other occasions, whenever there was the possibility of release from other duties, he readily went forth on evangelistic tours proclaiming the glad news of redeeming mercy.

Towards the close of the year 1807, Mrs. Carey