ON Wednesday morning, the 30th of May, died at Serampore, Charlotte Emilia, the wife of Dr. Carey, in her sixty-first year, after an illness of about five days, in which her mind was so graciously supported, that death seemed to be disarmed of all its terrors.

Mrs. Carey was born at Rundhof, in the Duchy of Sleswick, March 11th, 1761. Her father was the Chevalier de Rumohr, who married the Countess of Alfeldt, the descendant of an ancient family of that name for several centuries resident in that Dutchy, and which had now no heir male to inherit the title.

Miss Rumohr was from her childhood the subject of much bodily affliction, which was increased by the mistaken tenderness of her parents in debarring her, through her weakness of body, that exercise which might possibly have proved its cure. About the age of fifteen, the accidental burning of their family house, in which the lives of the whole family were saved by her waking almost suffocated with the smoke, and awaking her mother and the other branches of the fam

ily, so affected her health, as to render her incapable of walking up or down a stair-case to the end of her life.

As she advanced in years, Miss Rumohr found her constitution so greatly impaired, that at the earnest persuasion of her parents, she left her native country, and sought that health in the South of France and various parts of Italy which she found it impossible to enjoy at home. In the south of Europe, therefore, she resided some years, till at length her health appeared so much improved, that she thought she might venture again to return to her native land. She had no sooner reached her native shores, however, than she relapsed into her former state of weakness; and a residence there of a few months convinced her friends that it was vain for her to hope for the enjoyment of health in the north of Europe. Thus debarred the comfort arising from the enjoyment of her family connexions, she felt constrained to look out for some climate better suited to her debilitated constitution. Among other coun tries pointed out to her, one of her

friends suggested India, as likely from the mildness of its climate, to agree with her best. She immediately made up her mind to the voyage, intending to settle at Tran quebar, his Danish Majesty's chief settlement in India: and Mr. Anker, oue of the Directors of the Danish East India Company, who had been long acquainted with the family, recommended her in a particular manner to the care and kindness of his brother, General Anker, then Governor of Tranque bar. That gentleman also, during her stay at Copenhagen, put Pas cal's Thoughts into her hand, from reading which she received her first genuine religious convictions.

While Tranquebar was her object, however, Divine Providence who had in reserve for her a bless ing infinitely superior to bodily health, was pleased so to order things, that she came in a ship bound to the Danish settlement of Serampore, where she arrived early in the year 1800. Here she was received with great respect by Colonel Bie, the Governor, and the other Danish Gentleman re. siding there, and no opportunity offering of her immediately going to Tranquebar, she made up her mind to settle there. It happened that about three months, before this, Messrs. Marshman, Ward, Brunsdon and Grant (of whom the last was then dead) had arrived at Serampore from England, and had been persuaded by the good old Governor, to settle at Serampore themselves, and invite their breth ren Carey and Fountain to join them, which they did early in January, 1800. In these circumstances, Col. Bie introduced Miss Rumohr to the Mission family, as a lady from her retired habits desirous of having intercourse with them, and who, from her ill state of health, would feel happy in that sympathy and assistance to be expected from a family like theirs. This incident naturally led to an intercourse be

tween Miss Rumohr and them, and to her attendance on Divine wor ship with them as oft as her ill state of health would permit. To enable her to do this, she applied with such diligence to the study of English, that in a few months she was able both to converse with them, and to understand Divine worship in that language.

Brought thus within a religious circle, Miss. Rumohr began closely to reflect on the meaning and import of those doctrines which constantly came before her. She had been accustomed from her childhood to real the Scriptures; but while she held them in general estimation, she had admitted into her mind strong doubts respecting their leading doctrines, particularly those which relate to forgiveness through the death of the Redeemer. This led to much conversation on these subjects with various members of the Mission Family, and to her searching the Scriptures with increased diligence. In doing this, she found to her astonishment, that those parts of the Scriptures which she had hitherto almost neglected, particularly Paul's Epistles, were those which most fully developed these doctrines Although brought up in the Lutheran persuasion, she had never realized the importance of those doctrines which shine so prominently in the works of that illustrious Reformer; but she now plainly saw, that the way of salva tion laid down in the Sacred Writings, was evidently through faith in that atonement which Christ had made for sinners; and that genuine faith and repentance were the only means through which sinners could become interested in this salvation. Her convictions on this subject were far from being scperficial; they led her to examine her own state before God, and made her sensible that she needed such a salvation, and that the faith which bringeth it, is that alone which works by love and changes

This connexion God was gracious ly pleased to continue thirteen years, although the precarious state of her health at its commencement, seemed almost to forbid the hope of its continuing a single year. And although she was at no time able to take an active part in domestic concerns, her love to the cause of God and her esteem for the various members of the family were sufficiently manifested. Immediately after her marriage, the house she had previously built for her own residence, she gave to the Brethren of the Mission, that they might constantly apply the rent of it to the support of native preachers. Towards the native converts she manifested a spirit of Christian affection, rejoicing in rejoicing in their godly walk, and encouraging them by conversing with them in their own language as she had op portunity, which language she had acquired chiefly with this view. -In whatever related to the extension of the gospel, she constantly manifested a deep and lively interest. Whatever seemed encouraging relative to it, filled her with pleasure; and she mourned the occurrence of any thing which threatened to retard its progress. In Schools she felt a peculiar interest; and though little can as yet be done in Female Education, that little she endeavoured to encour age to the utmost. Hence when her daughter-in-law, Mrs. William Carey, had an opportunity at Cutwa of raising and superintending a school for Native Girls, she immediately took the expense of that school on herself.

As her weak habit of body confined her much to the house, she devoted a large portion of her leisure to the reading of the Scriptures and of works on practical religion. Among these she much delighted in Saurin, Du Moulin, and other French Protestant writers. She admired Massillon's language, his deep knowledge of the human

heart, and his intrepidity in reproving sin; but felt the greatest dissatisfaction with his total neglect of the Saviour, except when he is introduced to give efficacy to hu man works of merit. These authors she read in their native language, that being more familiar to her than English.

She in general enjoyed much of the consolations of religion. Though so much afflicted, a pleasing cheerfulness generally pervaded her conversation. She indeed possessed great activity of mind. She was constantly out with the dawn of the morning when the weather permitted, in her little carriage drawn by one bearer; and again in the evening, as soon as the sun was sufficiently low. sufficiently low. She thus spent nearly three hours daily in the open air. It was probably this vigorous and regular course which, as the means, carried her beyond the age of three score years (twenty-one of them spent in India) notwithstanding the weakness of her constitution.

About three weeks before her death, her sight, which had enabled her hitherto to read the smallest print without glasses, failed at once without any previous indispe sition, and was afterwards restored only in a partial degree. This seemed to indicate the approaching dissolution of her mortal frame, and as such she appeared to regard it. She, however, still continued her morning and evening airings, But on the 25th, as she was returning in the evening within a few hundred yards of her own house, she was seized with a kind of fit which deprived her of perception. From this spasm she recovered in about an hour; but her perception and memory were evidently impaired, of which, however, she seemed scarely at all conscious. About five in the afternoon of the next day, as she was sitting and conversing cheerfully with her husband, she experienced another convuls

sive attack, but recovered in about the same time as before. On Lord's day, the 27th, she had no attack, and seemed so well as to give hopes of her recovery. But on Monday she had five attacks in about fifteen hours. Of these, however, while she suffered little pain in them, she retained no subsequent recollection; but they evidently left her memory and perception more and more impaired. During Monday night she had two more attacks, and one on Tuesday morning. This was followed by an ardent fever, which continued till her desease, between twelve and one on Wednesday morning.

On the Lord's day and Monday she appeared quite sensible that this was the breaking up of her earthly tabernacle; but to her husband, who conversed with her on the probable issue, she strongly expressed her willingness to depart and to be with Christ, and intimated that for her death had no terrors. In this serene and happy state she continued, sensation gradually lessening without apparent pain, fill it appeared wholly to depart, which it did some hours before her release, from the body. She was interred on Wednesday evening in the Mission burying ground at Serampore. Beside her own and the Mission family, the Rev. Messrs. Hough, Bardwell, E. Carey, Yates, and Messrs. Penney and Pearce attended her funeral. The pall on this occasion was supported by Major Wickedie, Dr. Marshman, the Rev. Mr. Hough, R. Williams, Esq. Mr. J. C. Marshman, and Mr. Sarkies, a neighbouring Armenian gentleman. At the grave Dr. Marshman gave out that hymn of Watts's, Why do we mourn departing friends?" and addressed the spectators; and the Rev. Mr. Hough concluded in prayer. On Wednesday evening, the 13th instant, Dr. Marshman preached the funeral sermon from 2 Cor. V. 1. "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle be

dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens," selected by Dr. Carey for the occasion. Most of the members of the Danish Government attended, with other gentlemen of Serampore, to testify their respect for her memory.

During the thirteen years of her union with Dr. Carey, they enjoyed the most entire oneness of mind, never having a single circumstance which either of them wished to conceal from the other. Her solicitude for her husband's health and comfort was unceasing. They prayed and conversed together on those things which form the life of personal religion, without the least reserve; and enjoyed a degree of conjugal happiness while thus continued to each other, which can only arise from a union of mind grounded on real religion. On the whole, her lot in India was altogether a scene of mercy. Here she was found of the Saviour, gradually ripened for glory, and after having her life prolonged beyond the expectation of herself and all who knew her, she was released from this mortal state almost without the consciousness of pain, and as we most assuredly believe, had an abundant entrance ministered unto her into the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

We conclude this brief memoir, by adding the following letter, written by the Rev. Dr. Carey, to a friend in England, immediately after the decease of his excellent wife.

Serampore, June 14, 1821. I AM now called in divine Providence to be a mourner again, having lately experienced the greatest domestic loss that a man can sustain. My dear wife was removed from me by death on Wednesday morning, May 30, about twenty minutes after midnight. She was about two months above sixty years old. We had been married thirteen years and three weeks, during all which season, I believe, we bad as great a share of conjugal happiness as ever was enjoyed by mortals. She was eminently pious,