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CONVtRSIONS IN INDIA.

TO THE EDITOR.

jrhe discussion of that very important solieet, of
converting the natives of India to Christianity, hay-
ing been laid before the public, induces me to pro-
mulgate further observations upon that most serious
topic, for there is yet some interesting information
not exposed to public view.

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In reply to Mr. Twining's observations upon that
respedable society. for gratuitously promulgating
and distributing the Holy Bible, Mr. Owen would
make it appear that Mr. Twining has misunder-
stood the designation of the society ; but the gra-
tuitous distribution of the Holy Scriptures could
give no orL.s.ce, had they been disposed of in a pro-
per manner.

Hold this Society transmitted copies of our Holy
Scriptures to the principal natives in India only,
translated into the Liagnages of their respetive
countries, curiosity would have induced many to
peruse both the Old and New Testaments, for it is
well known that some of the most respeflable na-
tives in Hindoostan have shewn a great propensity
to explore the different blanches of knowledge in
European fl,,oks ; thus the Scriptures would have
been perused by the only description of natives that
are likely to have understood them, and to have
encouraged the reading and study of them in In-
dia.

The beneficent tenets of Chrisii.tnity prohisit all
gambols in tusking converts to it. such an .ft in
opt Government could not be approved by either