{"pages":{"76":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00100-eae183466300bf057734.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"76","box":{"x":162,"y":153,"width":42,"height":17}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":381,"y":157,"width":465,"height":18}},{"text":"plea of custom would be inadmissible in excuse of the offence. But,","box":{"x":160,"y":204,"width":900,"height":31}},{"text":"for the more effectual prevention of so inhuman a practice, the","box":{"x":165,"y":230,"width":894,"height":34}},{"text":"Governor-General in council has enacted the following regulation,","box":{"x":160,"y":259,"width":901,"height":36}},{"text":"to be in force from the promulgation of it, in the provinces of","box":{"x":165,"y":289,"width":898,"height":32}},{"text":"Bengal, Behar, Orissa, and Benares.","box":{"x":162,"y":318,"width":486,"height":29}},{"text":"This is followed by a clause declaring the practice to be murder,","box":{"x":253,"y":374,"width":753,"height":25}},{"text":"and punishable with death.","box":{"x":216,"y":400,"width":318,"height":24}},{"text":"64. CAREY ON INTER-CASTE MARRIAGE IN","box":{"x":270,"y":476,"width":686,"height":22}},{"text":"SERAMPORE (1803 A.D.)","box":{"x":435,"y":503,"width":364,"height":29}},{"text":"The marriage at Serampore of Krishna Prosad, a Brahmin convert,","box":{"x":251,"y":556,"width":759,"height":28}},{"text":"to the daughter of Krishna Pal, a Sudra, was of great significance in","box":{"x":216,"y":584,"width":795,"height":25}},{"text":"the history of Christianity in Bengal and, indeed of India. Marriage","box":{"x":216,"y":608,"width":796,"height":25}},{"text":"was the point at which caste barriers were most rigid. Carey","box":{"x":213,"y":633,"width":799,"height":25}},{"text":"describes the wedding in his diary. Cited in G. Smith, The Life of","box":{"x":214,"y":657,"width":802,"height":28}},{"text":"William Carey, pp. 127-128.","box":{"x":214,"y":683,"width":327,"height":24}},{"text":"April, 4, 1803-This morning early we went to attend the","box":{"x":204,"y":732,"width":858,"height":32}},{"text":"wedding of Krishna Prosad with Onunda, Krishna's (Pal) second","box":{"x":158,"y":760,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"daughter. Krishna gave him a piece piece of ground adjoining his","box":{"x":157,"y":788,"width":904,"height":38}},{"text":"dwelling, to build him a house, and lent Prosad fifty rupees for that","box":{"x":158,"y":815,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"purpose, which he is to return monthly, out of his wages. We","box":{"x":157,"y":844,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"therefore had a meeting for prayer in this new house, and many","box":{"x":161,"y":872,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"neighbours were present. Five hymns were sung: brother Carey","box":{"x":160,"y":900,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"and Marshman prayed in Bengali. After this we went under an","box":{"x":160,"y":926,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"open shed close to the house, where chairs and mats were provided;","box":{"x":158,"y":956,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"here friends and neighbours sat all around. Brother Carey sat","box":{"x":155,"y":983,"width":908,"height":32}},{"text":"at a table; and after a short introduction, in which he explained","box":{"x":160,"y":1011,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"the nature of marriage, and noticed the impropriety of the Hindoo","box":{"x":160,"y":1040,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"customs in this respect, he read 2 Cor. vi. 14-18, and also the account","box":{"x":157,"y":1067,"width":904,"height":31}},{"text":"of the marriage of Cana. Then he read the printed marriage","box":{"x":158,"y":1094,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"agreement, at the close of which Krishna Prosad and Onunda,","box":{"x":160,"y":1124,"width":898,"height":29}},{"text":"with joined hands, one after the other, promised love, faithfulness,","box":{"x":155,"y":1151,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"obedience, etc. They then signed the agreement, and brethren","box":{"x":158,"y":1179,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"Carey, Marshman, Ward, Chamberlain, Ram Roteen, etc., signed","box":{"x":157,"y":1206,"width":904,"height":36}},{"text":"as witnesses. The whole was closed with prayer by brother Ward.","box":{"x":160,"y":1235,"width":900,"height":32}},{"text":"Everything was conducted with the greatest decorum, and it was","box":{"x":153,"y":1260,"width":907,"height":35}},{"text":"almost impossible not to have been pleased. We returned home","box":{"x":157,"y":1290,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"to breakfast, and sent the new-married couple some sugar-candy,","box":{"x":160,"y":1317,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"plantains, and raisins; the first and the last of these articles had","box":{"x":155,"y":1344,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"been made a present of to us, and the plantains were the produce","box":{"x":155,"y":1374,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"of the mission garden..","box":{"x":158,"y":1403,"width":318,"height":29}},{"text":"April, 5. This evening we all went to supper at Krishna's, and","box":{"x":197,"y":1457,"width":859,"height":35}},{"text":"sat under the shade where the marriage ceremony had been per-","box":{"x":157,"y":1485,"width":898,"height":35}},{"text":"formed. Tables, knives and forks, glasses, etc., having been taken","box":{"x":160,"y":1511,"width":898,"height":35}}]}}}