The Cobbler's Trickle That Became a Flood

In 1793, a Northamptonshire cobbler named William Carey stepped off a ship in Calcutta with little more than a printing press and a stubborn conviction that the Gospel must flow beyond England's borders. His missionary society had begun with a pitiful twelve pounds, thirteen shillings, and twopence — barely a trickle from a handful of Baptist churches. His own denomination had mocked the idea.…