Legacy and Influence
William Carey has been referred to as the "father of modern missions" and was a significant influence to the Protestant missionary movement of the 19th century.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)
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