Excerpt from Tenth Memoir Respecting the Translations of the Sacred Scriptures: Into the Oriental Languages

Leonard at Da'cca, 'whither his employment in the army had called him for a few months. Feeling a desire to' communicate the knowledge of salvation to the Assamese, among whom he had been residing, he obtaining his libe ration from the army, through the kindness of the. Late' mr.-david Scott, by whom he was greatly esteemedyap plied to us for admission into Serampore' College. This, was readily granted, and the bent of his mind toward' Assam being observed by Dr. Carey, and the other brej thren at Serampore, (dr. Marshman being at that time in Britain, ) Dr. Carey, in that spirit of faith which' had so often urged him to propose the sending of va rions European brethren, and of a still greater number of brethren raised up in India, to distant provinces' and countries with the gospel, proposed Mr. Rae's being sent to Assam as a missionary, notwithstanding the low ness of our funds. On Dr. Marshmans arrival, ' he, believing that God who had so evidently opened the way for the Assamese version to enter that country, would provide the means, at once coincided with Dr. Carey in his ideas and as Mr. Rae was in his twenty-seventh year; and appeared likely'to improve more in the language when actually engaged in 'the work, it was felt that time was too precious to admit of farther delay. Hence in the month of August, 1829, Mr; Rae was set apart to the work of the'mission-by laying on of hands; and the same month departed for Assam, with his wife and iinfant'fa mily. His letters in. The succeeding three years shew that although he'has met with heavy afflictions in his family, his mind has been encouraged to persevere in his work. He is settled at Gohattee, the chief °stat10n in the Province of Assam and the gentlemen residing at that' station' have kindly assisted him in forming a Society for the en.

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