On
November 25, 1800, Krishna Pal, a thirty-six
year old Indian carpenter, had dislocated his arm, and Dr. John Thomas,
the first missionary to India from the Baptist Missionary Society, set
Krishna Pal's arm, and, along with Joshua Marshman, spoke to him about
the Christian faith. Later, Krishna Pal confessed his Christian
faith, and William Carey baptized him in the Ganges River on Sunday, December 28, 1800; Krishna
Pal preached the Christian gospel for more than twenty years, authored several
Christian hymns, and died in
1822.
The details Krishna Pal's remarkable story, his Indian background, Christian conversion, and experience as a Christian
and minister in India appear in detail below. Of special note is page
104 on which Krishna Pal's Christian
hymn is presented (see below for further information about the
hymn).
The First Hindoo
Convert: A Memoir of Krishna Pal, A Preacher of the Gospel
to His Countrymen More Than Twenty Years (Philadelphia: American Baptist
Publication Society, 1852)
Published in Quarterly Papers,
No. 33 (January 1830) in News from Afar or Missionary Varieties; Chiefly
Relating to The Baptist Missionary Society, 4th ed. (London: Printed and
Published for the Society, 1830), pp. 129-30.
