Book Description

Title:

A Memoir of the Rev. Henry Martyn, B.D., Late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and Chaplain to the Honourable East India Company

Author:

John Sargent [1780-1833]

Publication Year:

1820

Location:

Boston, MA

Publisher:

Samuel T. Armstrong

Pages:

490

Subjects:

Christian Mission, India, Iran, Henry Martyn, Biography

Copyright Holder:

Public domain

Contents

• Preface
• Part I
• Early life of Mr. Martyn
• His successful Academical course and first serious impressions
• He visits Cornwall and returns to Cambridge, when he becomes entirely devoted to the service of Christ
• Is admitted to a fellowship, and gains some prizes in the University
• His tour through Wales to Cornwall
• Returns to Cambridge, and resolves to preach the Gospel to the Heathen as a Missionary
• The state of his mind between the period of deter• mining to become a Missionary and his ordination
• Is appointed to the curacies of Trinity Church in Cambridge and Lolworth
• His difficulties and discouragements on first exercising his ministry
• Executes the office of Public Examiner in St. John's
• Reviews his life
• Visits London respecting a Chaplainship to the East India Company, in consequence of pecuniary losses
• Returns to Cambridge—His diligence in the ministry—His supreme regard to personal religion—His feelings when calumniated and ridiculed and dehorted from his Missionary designs—His distress of mind after metaphysical inquiries
• Visits Cornwall as it appeared for the last time His grief on leaving Cornwall
• His journey from Cornwall to Cambridge His letter to his youngest sister
• His great happiness and holy sensibility in the work of the ministry
• His joy on the Sabbath
• Chosen again examiner at St. John's His prospects and retrospect
• Ordained Priest
• His sorrow and support at leaving Cambridge Arrives in London-His occupations-trials-consolations
• A record of his feelings at this season
• Leaves London for Portsmouth—sails from thence—arrives at Falmouth
• His mixed emotions at unexpectedly visiting Cornwall—his departure from Falmouth
• His acute mental misery—His arrival at Cork, and joyful state of mind there—His ministry on board the ship
• He leaves Cork—A storm—Mr. Martyn's sensations
• Journal of his voyage after the subsiding of the storm till his arrival at Madeira
• Extracts of letters from Funchal
• Sailed from Funchal for the Cape of Good Hope, after hearing that the army on board the fleet was destined to capture it—Mr. Martyn's anxiety for the spiritual welfare of the soldiers-His providential escape in sailing to St. Salvador
• A description of St. Salvador and of the events which happened there
• He leaves St. Salvador for the Cape—The army lands—Mr. Martyn visits the field of battle—The enemy surrenders—Mr. Martyn's reflections
• His journal from the time of the capture of the Cape till that of his leaving it
• He is opposed in his ministry
• The death of a devout soldier
• Mr, Martyn's sentiments on approaching India Ceylon discovered
• Farewell sermon to the ship's company—India first seen
• Mr. Martyn's journal during his stay at Madras
• Sails from Madras-Passes Juggernaut—Incurs danger from a hurricane—And another still greater from a sand-bank—He reaches Calcutta—His reflections
• Part II
• Prayer of Christians in Calcutta answered in the arrival of Mr. Martyn—Having passed Dr. Buchanan in the Hoogley, he is affectionately received by Mr. Brown at Aldeen—His illness there
• Mr. Martyn's vigilance as a Missionary-He will not be detained at Calcutta
• The scenes he witnessed near Aldeen
• He reads Hindoostanee incessantly—Preaches at Calcutta—The treatment he receives from some of his intemperate brother—chaplains—The wise conduct pursued by another chaplain
• He chides himself for over-zealous, and (as it proved) mistaken censures of the government
• Receives his appointment at Dinapore—Leaves Calcutta for his station
• The journal of his voyage up the Hoogley and Ganges
• Reaches Dinapore—-His plans-discouragements—labors
• A trying conversation with a European, and triumphant reflections after it
• Discomfort in the society at Dinapore—Joy at hearing from Christian friends
• Jealousy of natives—ignorance of Moonshee and Pundit Commencement of ministry—Interference of his flock at Dinapore—Expectation of an attack from the press at Calcutta
• Meditation at the beginning of the year 1807
• Translation of parables into Hindoostanee in progress—That of part of the Church service into the same language commenced
• Jealousy and fears of the Europeans respecting Mr. Martyn
• Disputes with Moonshee and Pundit
• Arrival of Mr. Corrie at Dinapore
• The effects of Mr. Martyn's ministry—His opinion respecting the conversion of the Hindoos, and feelings as to their condition—Resolves to interfere to prevent acts of oppression
• His journey to Buxar to marry a couple, with a previous account of the state of his mind
• Returns to Dinapore—Embarrassment respecting the schools
• Translation of Prayer-Books and Parables completed—Public service in Hindoostanee
• Mr. Martyn's ministerial exertions
• His success with some of the officers at Dinapore
• Mr. Martyn is restrained by prudence from preaching in Patna—Corresponds with Mr. Corrie—Pained on account of Mr. Corrie's illness—Writes him a letter of advice respecting his health—His own health declines—but he does not desist from his work
• Ignorance of a Brahmin and a Ranee
• Further disputes with Moonshee and Pundit
• Mr. Martyn summoned to Monghir—The state of his mind at this time-His voyage down the Gauges, and return to Dinapore
• Applications from a Ranee to Mr. Martyn
• Difficulties respecting the introtluction of books into the schools—Other causes of disquietude—His faith and patience and prudence
• Mr. Martyn draws up arguments against the Koran, and is called to decide a question of great importance respecting Baptism
• Mr. Martyn engaged by Mr. Brown in translating the New Testament into Hindoostanee—His happiness and perseverance in the work of translation Afflictive dispensation in the death of his eldest sister—His exquisite suffering and entire resignation and undeviating diligence in his work
• Sermon on the Mount introduced into the schools Mr. Martyn's wise and waiting spirit—His love for the Heathen—His joy in retirement
• Mr. Martyn is tried by a severe disappointment
• Mirza and Sabat arrive at Dinapore to assist in the work of translation—Mr. Martyn's hopes and fears and grief respecting Sabat
• Reflection on the commencement of the year 1808
• Mr. Martyn's pain at losing the society of Christian friends at Dinapore
• His anxiety and ineffectual entleavor to benefit the native Christians
• Public worship in Mr. Martyn's house
• The version of the New Testament into Hindoostanee completed
• Correspondence between Mr. Martyn and Messrs. Corrie and Brown until Mr. Martyn's removal to Cawnpore
• The danger Mr. Martyn incnrr'ed in travelling to Cawnpore—A description of it, and of his ariival at his new station
• Mr.Martyn's labor at Cawnpore—His love of philology
• He is summoned to Pretabjush
• Mr. Martyn's deep affliction at the loss of his youngest sister
• He preaches to the mendicants
• Reflections on entering the year 1809—Mr. Martyn continues to preach to the mendicants
• Is attacked by a severe pain in the chest—He is obliged to remit his ministerial duty
• Mr. Carrie arrives at Cawnpore—Mr. Brown's alarm respecting Mr. Martyn's health—His affectionate expression of his apprehensions
• Mr. Martyn's health sinks so much, that he resolves to remove from Cawnpore—He determines to visit Arabia and Persia
• Mr. Brown's letter on this determination being communicated to him
• Mr. Martyn leaves Cawnpore, and arrives at Aldeen and Calcutta, from whence in three months he departs
• Part III
• The occurrences which transpired between Mr, Martyn's leaving India and his arrival at Shiraz
• He commences a translation of the New Testament into Persian, and has many private discussions with the Mahometans
• A public controversy between Mr. Martyn and the professor of Mahomctan law
• Mirza Ibraheem, the preceptor of all the Moollahs, writes a treatise in defence of Mahometanism—Mr. Martyn replies to it
• Mr. Martyn exposed to some personal danger and much contempt
• An interview with a Soofie sage
• Mr. Martyn attends the levee of the Prime Minister, when he is attacked by a Moollah
• Candor of Mirza Ibraheem
• Mr. Martyn visits Persepolis
• His account of the fast of Ramazan
• Mr. Martyn commences a version of the Psalms into Persian
• The events of the last month of the year 1811
• Mr. Martyn's reflection on the commencement of the last year of his life
• The principal events of the early part of the year 1812
• Mr. Martyn's bold confession of faith before numerous Moollahs
• The Journal of the remainder of his abode at Shiraz
• Mr. Martyn leaves Shiraz for Tebriz, and arrives at the King's camp
• Mr. Martyn's intrepid conduct before the Prime Minister of Persia—His consolations under contemptuous treatment
• He proceeds to Tebriz
• After an illness of nearly two months, Mr. Martyn leaves Tebriz for Constantinople—He is hospitably received at an Armenian monastery and after much suffering, under which he possesses his soul in peace and patience, he expires at Tocat
• Mr. Martyn's character

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