World History Unit 1
William Carey
The Father of Modern Missions
(1769-1821)
1761-1834 English Baptist missionary to India. Born in England in 1761. Pastor before going to the mission field, he spent an active forty-one years serving the Lord in India, including translating the Scriptures. Candle In The Dark The true story of William Carey shows dramatically how a life dedicated to God and obedient to His calling can make a profound difference in the world. He stayed over 40 years in India and became the revered "Friend of India;Father of Modern Missions; He influenced the abolition of sati - the burning alive of widows when their husbands died. He oversaw many translations of the Bible.
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If we forget our history, we lose our heritage. And if we have no heritage from the past, there is no legacy for the future. Philip Schaff, the church historian, once wrote, "How shall we labor with any effect to build up the church if we have no thorough knowledge of her history? History is, and must ever continue to be, next to God's Word, the richest foundation of wisdom, and the surest guide to all successful activity."
So today, this question: Who in the world was William Carey, and why does it matter? What can we learn from his life? <read more from this Sermon @ The Donelson Fellowship church office.
William Carey persevered in India for seven years before he saw his first convert. Look up the word “perseverance” in a dictionary or online (Wordsmyth, Dictionary). Add the definition to your notebook as well as other forms of the word.
William Carey never took a furlough, and never returned to England. He stayed in India for 41 years, dying there at age 73. When all was said and done, he had translated the complete Bible into six languages, and portions of the Bible into 29 others. He had founded over 100 rural schools for the people of India. He had founded Serampore College, which is still training ministers to this day. In introduced the concept of a savings bank to the farmers of India. He published the first Indian newspaper. He wrote dictionaries and grammars in five different languages. He so influenced the nation of India that, largely through is efforts, the practice of sati was outlawed. And, most importantly, he launched the modern era of missions and laid the foundations for the modern science of missiology. One biographer, Mary Drewery, wrote: "The number of actual conversions attributed to him is pathetically small; the number indirectly attributable to him must be legion."
E-books and Articles to download and read
Download to read - Biography
Article on William Carey. When asked who William Carey is to a group of India's college students here are the answers you might receive. Very insightful and easy to read.
Article on William Carey. When asked who William Carey is to a group of India's college students here are the answers you might receive. Very insightful and easy to read.
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Books: (add to widget)
William Carey: Bearer of Good News by Renee Taft Meloche (Heroes for Young Readers Series; Ages 5-10)
Two Ends of a Rope by David Kyles (Ages 9-12)
William Carey: Obliged to Go by Janet and Geoff Benge (Ages 10-14)
William Carey: Father of Missions by Sam Wellman (Heroes of the Faith Series; Ages 10+)
Faithful Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey by Timothy George (Ages 12+)
Travel with William Carey: The Missionary to India Who Attempted Great Things for God by Paul Pease (A study of both William Carey’s life and of the places he lived and served. Includes places of interest and maps. Ages 12+)
The Journal and Selected Letters of William Carey by Terry G. Carter (Ages 14+)
Baptist Missions Portraits by John Allen Moore (A look at the lives of William Carey, Luther Rice, Lott Cary, William Knibb, Adoniram Judson, and John Everett Clough; Ages 14+)
The Legacy of William Carey: A Model for the Transformation of a Culture by Vishal Mangalwadi, Ruth Mangalwadi, and Ralph D. Winter (This book goes beyond Carey’s work as a missionary and looks at his efforts impact in Indian culture. Ages 14+)
Geography : India
Geography : India
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