Publication: 1892, South Australian & Tasmanian Baptist Missions at Purreedpore and Pubna. WK Thomas & Co Adelaide, SA Citation Details: Page 24
Note: "While the early storm was upon them, the wife, whose madness had darkened the home for twelve years, and shown the nobleness of the man so tried, died of a fever; and the next year, Carey, who had just before received a doctor's degree from Brown University, married a Danish lady, of noble birth and fortune, whose spirituality and culture made her the constant helper of her husband, even in his learned labours, and a great aid in all the good works of the Mission; her special love, however, was reserved for the girls of India and their schools. This marriage was one of perfect happiness till her death, thirteen years later."
Note: "Dr. Carey, having for some years [six months actually] been left a widower, married again. For thirteen years he lived a new life with the gentle, cultured wife. When her health failed he bore her daily downstairs in his arms, her gentleness, sweetness, and talents charming all who saw her. But the King gave commandment, and the angels carried her home. With bitter sorrow they laid her body in the earth until the resurrection of the just."
Publication: OM Publishing, Carlisle, Cumbria, England & Baptist Missionary Society, Didco, Oxon, England, 1986, 1992. Citation Details: Page 139
Note: "Early in life Charlotte had come to India and had a house built for herself in Serampore, where she and William eventually met. A cultured, Christian lady, she was admirably suited to become the wife of a master linguist. And for thirteen years she proved to be a true help-mate, sharing the work, the joys and the trails that come to a college lecturer, translator, missionary or housewife! Charlotte's love and devotion made these years a period of sheer happiness, and her death in 1821 caused her husband one of his greatest sorrows."
Note: "In the year that the Serampore Mission had been started, Lady Charlotte Rumohr, of a noble family of Denmark, had come to the settlement. Lady Charlotte's mother was a countess, and her sister was wife of the chamberlain of the king of Denmark. As a child Charlotte had been delicate, and from the night she was injured when her father's home was destroyed by fire, Charlotte had been an invalid unable to walk up and down stairs."
"She had sought help in various places, and was finally advised to go to India. Governor Bie of Serampore, a kinsman, took it upon himself to welcome her to the settlement. Lady Charlotte built a fine home on the Hoogly River close to the Mission, and at Governor Bie's suggestion took English lessons from Carey. From him also she learned a new and better understanding of the Christian religion. Likewise she took a zealous interest in the work. Being thoroughly converted, she was baptized in June, 1801, and was the first European woman in India to receive this gracious rite at the hand of the missionary Carey...."
"...shortly thereafter the announcement of his and Lady Charlotte's engagement brought a storm of consternation among Carey's friends. They even went so far as to send a round-robin letter of protest.....They did not object to Lady Rumohr...But they felt that her invalidism would be a handicap to Dr. Carey's work..."
""He and Lady Charlotte were married in May, 1808. His wife became a great help and comfort to him. She immediately gave her home to the Mission, the rent from the spacious house going to support native preachers. She also sent money to buy a business for Carey's brother, Thomas, in England, whose government pension as a disabled soldier was not sufficient for his needs."
"She took it upon herself to support a school at Serampore and one at Cutwa for the education of Hindu girls...She was an excellent linguist and knew Danish, Italian and French well, Her knowledge of the Scriptures in these languages made her of great value to her scholarly husband."
"While the early storm was upon them, the wife, whose madness had darkened the home for twelve years, and shown the nobleness of the man so tried, died of a fever; and the next year, Carey, who had just before received a doctor's degree from Brown University, married a Danish lady, of noble birth and fortune, whose spirituality and culture made her the constant helper of her husband, even in his learned labours, and a great aid in all the good works of the Mission; her special love, however, was reserved for the girls of India and their schools. This marriage was one of perfect happiness till her death, thirteen years later."
Biographical Notes
"Dr. Carey, having for some years [six months actually] been left a widower, married again. For thirteen years he lived a new life with the gentle, cultured wife. When her health failed he bore her daily downstairs in his arms, her gentleness, sweetness, and talents charming all who saw her. But the King gave commandment, and the angels carried her home. With bitter sorrow they laid her body in the earth until the resurrection of the just."
Biographical Notes
"Early in life Charlotte had come to India and had a house built for herself in Serampore, where she and William eventually met. A cultured, Christian lady, she was admirably suited to become the wife of a master linguist. And for thirteen years she proved to be a true help-mate, sharing the work, the joys and the trails that come to a college lecturer, translator, missionary or housewife! Charlotte's love and devotion made these years a period of sheer happiness, and her death in 1821 caused her husband one of his greatest sorrows."
Biographical Notes
"In the year that the Serampore Mission had been started, Lady Charlotte Rumohr, of a noble family of Denmark, had come to the settlement. Lady Charlotte's mother was a countess, and her sister was wife of the chamberlain of the king of Denmark. As a child Charlotte had been delicate, and from the night she was injured when her father's home was destroyed by fire, Charlotte had been an invalid unable to walk up and down stairs."
"She had sought help in various places, and was finally advised to go to India. Governor Bie of Serampore, a kinsman, took it upon himself to welcome her to the settlement. Lady Charlotte built a fine home on the Hoogly River close to the Mission, and at Governor Bie's suggestion took English lessons from Carey. From him also she learned a new and better understanding of the Christian religion. Likewise she took a zealous interest in the work. Being thoroughly converted, she was baptized in June, 1801, and was the first European woman in India to receive this gracious rite at the hand of the missionary Carey...."
"...shortly thereafter the announcement of his and Lady Charlotte's engagement brought a storm of consternation among Carey's friends. They even went so far as to send a round-robin letter of protest.....They did not object to Lady Rumohr...But they felt that her invalidism would be a handicap to Dr. Carey's work..."
""He and Lady Charlotte were married in May, 1808. His wife became a great help and comfort to him. She immediately gave her home to the Mission, the rent from the spacious house going to support native preachers. She also sent money to buy a business for Carey's brother, Thomas, in England, whose government pension as a disabled soldier was not sufficient for his needs."
"She took it upon herself to support a school at Serampore and one at Cutwa for the education of Hindu girls...She was an excellent linguist and knew Danish, Italian and French well, Her knowledge of the Scriptures in these languages made her of great value to her scholarly husband."
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