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earce； the beloved personal friend of Carey； Ryland in Bristol； and the congregation at Leicester； received the journals of the voyage and letters which told of the first six weeks' experience at Balasore； in Calcutta； Bandel； and Nuddea； just before Carey knew the worst of their pecuniary position。 The committee at once met。 They sang 〃with sacred joy〃 what has ever since been the jubilee hymn of missions； that by William Williams
〃O'er those gloomy hills of darkness。〃
They 〃returned solemn thanks to the everlasting God whose mercy endureth for ever； for having preserved you from the perils of the sea； and hitherto made your ways prosperous。 In reading the short account of your labours we feel something of that spirit spoken of in the prophet； 'Thine heart shall fear and be enlarged。' We cordially thank you for your assiduity in learning the languages； in translating； and in every labour of love in which you have engaged。 Under God we cheerfully confide in your wisdom； fidelity； and prudence； with relation to the seat of your labours or the means to carry them into effect。 If there be one place； however； which strikes us as of more importance than the rest； it is Nuddea。 But you must follow where the Lord opens a door for you。〃 The same spirit of generous confidence marked the relations of Carey and the committee so long as Fuller was secretary。 When the news came that the missionaries had become indigo planters； some of the weaker brethren； estimating Carey by themselves； sent out a mild warning against secular temptations； to which he returned a half…amused and kindly reply。 John Newton； then the aged rector of St。 Mary Woolnoth； on being consulted； reassured them： 〃If the heart be fired with a zeal for God and love to souls；〃 he said； 〃such attention to business as circumstances require will not hurt it。〃 Since Carey； like the Moravians； meant that the missionaries should live upon a common stock； and never lay up money； the weakest might have recognised the Paul…like nobleness； which had marked all his life； in relinquishing the scanty salary that it might be used for other missions to Africa and Asia。
The spiritual law which Duff's success afterwards led Chalmers to formulate； that the relation of foreign to home missions acts not by exhaustion but by fermentation； now came to be illustrated on a great scale； and to result in the foundation of the catholic missionary enterprise of the evangelicals of England； Scotland； Ireland； America； Germany； and France； which has marked the whole nineteenth century。 We find it first in Fuller himself。 In comforting Thomas during his extremest dejection he quoted to him from his own journal of 1789 the record of a long period of spiritual inactivity； which continued till Carey compelled him to join in the mission。 〃Before this I did little but pine over my misery； but since I have betaken myself to greater activity for God； my strength has been recovered and my soul replenished。〃 〃Your work is a great work； and the eyes of the religious world are upon you。 Your undertaking； with that of your dear colleague； has provoked many。 The spirit of missions is gone forth。 I wish it may never stop till the Gospel is sent unto all the world。〃
Following the pietist Francke； who in 1710 published the first missionary reports； and also the Moravians； Fuller and his coadjutors issued from the press of J。 W。 Morris at Clipstone； towards the end of 1794； No。 I。 of their Periodical Accounts relative to a Society formed among the Particular Baptists for Propagating the Gospel among the Heathen。 That contained a narrative of the foundation of the Society and the letters of Carey up to 15th February 1794 from the Soondarbans。 Six of these Accounts appeared up to the year 1800； when they were published as one volume with an index and illustrations。 The volume closes with a doggerel translation of one of several Gospel ballads which Carey had written in Bengali in 1798。 He had thus early brought into the service of Christ the Hindoo love of musical recitative； which was recently re…discoveredas it wereand now forms an important mode of evangelistic work when accompanied by native musical instruments。 The original has a curious interest and value in the history of the Bengali language； as formed by Carey。 As to the music he wrote：〃We sometimes have a melody that cheers my heart； though it would be discordant upon the ears of an Englishman。〃
Such was the immediate action of the infant Baptist Society。 The moment Dr。 Ryland read his letter from Carey he sent for Dr。 Bogue and Mr。 Stephen； who happened to be in Bristol； to rejoice with him。 The three returned thanks to God； and then Bogue and Stephen； calling on Mr。 Hey； a leading minister； took the first step towards the foundation of a similar organisation of non…Baptists； since known as the London Missionary Society。 Immediately Bogue； the able Presbyterian； who had presided over a theological school at Gosport from which missionaries went forth； and who refused the best living in Edinburgh when offered to him by Dundas； wrote his address； which appeared in the Evangelical Magazine for September； calling on the churches to send out at least twenty or thirty missionaries。 In the sermon of lofty eloquence which he preached the year after； he declared that the missionary movement of that time would form an epoch in the history of man；〃the time will be ever remembered by us； and may it be celebrated by future ages as the 苧a of Christian Benevolence。〃
On the same day the Rev。 T。 Haweis； rector of All Saints； Aldwinkle； referring to the hundreds of ministers collected to decide where the first mission should be sent； thus burst forth： 〃Methinks I see the great Angel of the Covenant in the midst of us； pluming his wings； and ready to fly through the midst of heaven with his own everlasting Gospel； to every nation and tribe and tongue and people。〃 In Hindostan 〃our brethren the Baptists have at present prevented our wishes。。。there is room for a thousand missionaries； and I wish we may be ready with a numerous host for that or any other part of the earth。〃
〃Scotland10 was the next to take up the challenge sent by Carey。 Greville Ewing； then a young minister of the kirk in Edinburgh； published in March 1796 the appeal of the Edinburgh or Scottish Missionary Society； which afterwards sent John Wilson to Bombay； and that was followed by the Glasgow Society； to which we owe the most successful of the Kafir missions in South Africa。 Robert Haldane sold all that he had when he read the first number of the Periodical Accounts； and gave ？5；000 to send a Presbyterian mission of six ministers and laymen； besides himself； to do from Benares what Carey had planned from Mudnabati； but Pitt as well as Dundas； though his personal friends； threatened him with the Company's intolerant Act of Parliament。 Evangelical ministers of the Church of England took their proper place in the new crusade； and a year before the eighteenth century closed they formed the agency； which has ever since been in the forefront of the host of the Lord as the Church Missionary Society； with Carey's friend； Thomas Scott； as its first secretary。 The sacred enthus