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London, England, 1813-04-07 00:00:00

MISSIONifRr sociErr.

At a General Meeting of the Missionitry Society,
held sth April, Ipts, at the New London Tavern,
Cheapside, TitomnsArtr.a, Esq in the Chair, the
following Reolttions were Lomiintotisly adopted :

Resolved 1. That impressed with a lively sent er of the inc-d.
ruble bentfi•. resultioc to ourselves personally, and to the Jiro ish
Nation generally, front aigknowletlze of the Gospel Of‘Ctialsr,
we view with deep COMrattiOn the vast portion of our fellowmen
who are still destitute of and regard it to be the pveti:iar and
!sour den duty of every Christian to use hls b.rt end:avow', to
dispel from their minds the deplorable ignorance in which hey
are involved.

i • 2. That we hive long beheld with polgnant grief the fatal su.
perst?tion, the horrible ri es, and cite .1.-grading inititorali•yivitich
prevail amoue the immense pistols:ion of India, now our !Mow-
, subjects, and have fatally cheri4 .t.I 'he hope that the r rehitsen
;with our country, might become tut means of gradually intro-
' eluting them into a happy community in, :he rele:i..us and social
blessings wtlch the inhabitants of Great Britain enjoy.
3. That we consider the instruction of the Natives In the
• Art of Reading, the TranslaVon of the Holy Scriptures iwo
the living languages, and the peaceable promulgation of elizir
sacred contents by preaching, to be the pr.p :r means of
' accomplishitet this destralde end ; and, in c-rtjuoction sv'th the
'blessings of the mild and evil:able Government of Ureat Britain,
to furnish at the -nue time the surest ho.id of their attachment,
ai fahjvcts, to the Sate which introdeces them Lit* the etajoya
mesa of such distinguished privileges.
4. That after the incontrurt rabic proofs which experience bath
! afforded of the benefits resulting from tb: labours of Christian
' Missionaries, as well among the Natives as European Settlers, As
far as they have been employed, we have witnessed with propor-
tionate concern the (distractions which the Missionaries of our
own and of other Societies have tsperlenced in the die, huge of
their disinterested and benevolent functions, wh:t.t no allegati a
against their character or denteanonr was or could be preferred'.
5. That we regard such impediments to the dissemination of
the Word of Gon to be in direct opposition to his pos dye Conk.
mand, and as proceeding front a Christian authority, to be peeps%
Early offensive to the Divim a Mat turvl and likely to dnt*
down his displeasure upon our Goverument and Country; and oa
this and other grounds, we declare our conviction that every luck
hindrance is as impolitic in Its tendency, Is It Is unjust and Irre.
ligious in its nature.
n. That we feel ourselves bound in duty to put in our dada
also on behalf of our fellow subject* and fellow Christians inba-
b.ting India, that they may be allowed the free and full exercise
of their religion in toe manner most agreeable to the dictates of
their own consciences, according to the tight inherent in them as
subjects of tree British Crown, and of which r'ght they are de.
1 prised so long as the resilence among theta of Such Ministers as
they approve and prefer is not secured to them by law.
7. 'that as the renewal of the Charter of the Non. East.lndia
Company is now under consideration of the Legislature, We
will present art humble Petition to bosh Houses of Partin-
liament, that ia the new Chartsr to be granted to the Caw.
patty, such provisions may be inserted as shall afford sollicient
facility to those benevolent persons, who shall be desiron: of go-
ing to India, for the purpose of commtmicativg to its population
the blessings of uaefol knowledge and of moral and relig:ous int-
pravement; and also such regulations as shall plevetit the ob.
struction of their endeavours for promoting their object in that
' country, so long as they shall conduct themielves in a peaceable
and orderly manner.
S. That the PetitiOn now read be adopted, and that It be left
at the Bar of this House for signature.
9. That the Thai.ks of this Meeting be given to Tsfestas
HATTER, Esq. for his conduct in the Chair.

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