SCHWARZ, CHRISTIAN Fiusanticrr, a distinguished German missionary, was b. at Sonnenburg, in Brandenburg, Oct. 26, 1726. He studied at Halle, and having resolved to become a missionary in the East Indies, obtained ordination at Copenhagen, with the view of joining the Danish mission at Tranquebar, where he arrived in 1750. Ills career is a beautiful example of what may be accomplished when piety, integrity, good sense, and a charity that knows how to prevent the virtue of zeal from lapsing into the vice of fanatieisn, unite harmoniously in a man. After laboring 15 years at Tranquebar, he went to Trichinopoly, where he founded a church and also acted as chaplain to the, garrison. Here the fruits of his long and consistent career of pious activity gradually began to show themselves in considerable conversions from Hinduism. In 1777, another missionary was sent to his assistance; and by the permission of the rajah of Tanjore, whose friendship' he had acquired; he built a church in that city. So highly did the native rulers admire his integrity, that once, when Hyder Ali, of Mysore, was arranging terms of peace with the Madras government, he demanded that Schwarz should act as their agent—" him, and no other one," said the sultan, " will I receive and trust." On this occasion, Schwarz resided three months at Seringapatam. During the
terrible Carnatic war which soon after followed (1781-83), and for which Schwarz thought the British were to blame, a striking testimony was given of that universal respect enter tained for his character. The inhabitants and garrison of Tanjore were dying of starva tion, and neither the British nor the rajah could induce the cultivators to sell them provisions. In despair, Schwarz was appealed to, and when he gave his word that pay- inent should be made, the farmers believed him, and sent the requisite supplies. On the death of the rajah of Tanjore in 1787, Schwarz was appointed tutor and guardian of his his young son, Maim, Sarboji, who turned out, under Schwarz's care, one of the most accomplish:Al sovereigns in or out of India. Schwarz died Feb. 13, 798.