The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-03-31 00:00:00

N'fIVE SCHOOLS in INDlA.—Theimmenseim-
Penance of establishing Schools for the &Million, in the first
pike: of European, awl ultimately of Christian Knowledge, amongst
the Native Children in India, must be admitted by all who have
seriously reflected upon the means of propagating the Gospel in the
E:t•t. . . .

Little progress can be expected in this great work, unless the
mind has been prepared for the reception of Christianity by some
previous instructi•m. This point was repeatedly rei t earnestly
pressed upon the attention of the Society for Promoting Christian
Knowledge by the late lamented Bishop 31 iddleton The :ideal-
tages to be derived from hence appear to be no less high), esti-
mated by Bishop Hebert and the opiniot. of persona best acquainted
with the East, accords with the sentiments of these distinguished
indivklugs. .

To make provision for such instruction has long been an object
of the Society for Promoting Christ.an Knowledge ; and it has for
a considerable time had Schools in India under the superi, tend-
Once and direction of Ito agents. With avilw to provide the weans
of extending the system, the Society has resolved to form a separate
Fund for the establishment of Native Schools in India, and "1115 fo:
that purpose voted the sum of five thousand pounds, in addition
to an anonymous benefaction of one thousand pounds, and another
of two hundred pounds. It Is proposed to extend the benefits of
this measure to all parts of India ; and to empower the Bishop of
Calcutta, the Archdeacons of Calcutta. Madras. Bombay, and
Ceylon, and the Committees of the Society at those places, to ap-
propriate portions of the Fund to the Native Schools in their re-
spective districts. The system upon which the Schools are to be
conducted will be left to the derision of tile Ecclesiastical and Civil
Authorities in India, in conjunction with the Committees of the
Society, and the Managers of each local Institution. Grants of
money will be made for the erection and enlargement of school
houses ; books in English, and in the various native langu gee, will
be provided ; and native achoimasters will be educatedawith the
ssistance of the Soviet y.
That the Native School Fund may be made in some measure
proportionate to the vast field on which it is to be expended, and
to the acknowledged importanot of its moat desirable and truly
Christian object, the Society earnestly entreats the aid of the pub-
lic In donations or annual subscriptions.

Subscriptions already received :
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Society for Promoting ---*
1 Right Hon. Earl of LI.
Christian Knowledge 9000 0 verpool - 100 0
Anonymous - 1000 0 The Earl of Shaftesbury 50 0
Anonymous . . 200 0' Hon, Philip Pusey 100 0
The Lord Archbishop of The Lord Kenyon 50 0
Canterbury : 100 0 The Lord Bexley 50 0
The Lord Archbishop .414* A. C. L. and N. C. L. 34 0
York - • 100 0 Rev. Daniel Wilson 10 0
The Lord Hishopof Lon- 13liss. Heber . 10 0
don . 100 0 A. D. - - I 1
The Lord Bishop of Dur. Rev. W. Hancock. ann. 1 1
ham 100 0 Joshua Watson, Esq. 50 0
The Lord Bishop of %V Lord Gambier . 10 0
Chester - 50 0 Amount of en Article in
The Lord Bishop of Oc. ! the Theol. Review 6 0
ford - 30 0 ' Rev. Dr. Spry - 10 0
The Lord Bishop rf Lx. ; Rev. W. Vatic . 10 0
eter - SO 0 ' Right on. C. W. 'Wil-
lie Lord B;shop of Pe- hams Wynn . AO 0
terborough - 25 0 Rev. H. H. Norris 20 0
The Lord Bishop ofliris- Rev. Dr. Wordsworth 10 10
tol . 10 0 :Miss Hoare, (annual) 2 0
The Lora Ri.hop of hitch. bliss Beardmore - 5 0
tielealld Coventry 20 0 Rev. IL Nvoo id . 1 I
Ditto (annual) - 22 1 Gco. Oipp., Esq. M.P. 10 9
The Lord Bishop of Linn- I Rev. A.:11. Campbell 5 0
doff . 311 0 Richard Heber, Esq. 20 C
The Lord Bishop of Chet- Rev. Charles C. Choi-
ter . 30 0 mnniteley -
Deddington Committee Itl 10 I liP.ey. C. Benson

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Subscriptions will be received at the Society's Office, 67, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields ; and at the Ilanking.houses of Meows. (lasting,
Floet.etreet ; Messrs. Drummond, Charing-cross ; and Messrs.
Bosaaquet and Co. 73, Lotubard.street.