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'cession of every

,aea of our

idependence, and believe that, our officials
sible to bribery, our sway is founded os
ule. He (Mr.

right, and that we exercise a tolerati

ie missionaries of t

in the estimation of the people than .by
derive from Government countenance.
doubt, whose names were in all the Cl
much to propagate the gospel in Ind
11 OA C 1104,0, whn 1,..1 -

ite their own

Is they c

ne men, nO
NFI, had done

_ statfully in forurding
missionary, work, and had been enabled to publish a
translation of the Scriptures into several of the Indian
ianguages. Still it must be admitted that the first exer-
tions of real missionary enterprise in India had not origi-
nated with us, but with the Danes. In 1706, I''rederick
IV. of
•Denmark sent two missionaries to India. On
landing they learned the Portuguese langur
of communicating with the natives ; and, lama
this knowledge, they proceeded in their trul
QTAri4 tv.11;"1. -

ge as a mean;

g..e9.fred

wen making good . ive pi
-II- was established 4 which from 40
,d annual]: -1 these, others have mu,
.re are now fo7 institutions in that
not only
Affording instruction to 400 students, n only in ther
own tongue, but also in the rudiments of Greek and Lath!
Those institutions are thus doing the goal ~,,-,_
up a native ministry

work had 1
1822, when

and thii

tress mice
r__ .

GO men were trained ammally. T
nated, and there 9-0 -

in,reference

ted" theli iron foot Pt
of
incantations ?
upecuVos:n."fnme(Hy
were not provided for by this society, they would be (lure; a sagacious ,tinictoo
Tl Tins was ipvrasocetledinshrgel.vdArtezkf
neglected altogether. He had had letters from families cival), "Do you think, that what .resi,
had reina-riTetruf.:7 Innde of proce.
whom he had known in this country, and they deplored the Dutch will fall before your ill call!:
the lack of spiritual instruction which they experienced he) it is possible you May succeed. But (said
in their adopted home. But, in some parts, and cape- and, teaching them, you may uprootl u teach our
cially in Melbourne, a great work was going on, which otherwise you could not reach nor tree, sons
the tree, whicg
Was greatly assisted by this society and others connected hear.)
with it. He rejoiced to be able to bear testimony to the this modet
life and vigour of the spiritual ministrations carried on aret not. fewerni than 130,000 native°ur institutions there
in that vast country. He had been informed by those ins ruc io . n prosecuting th• receiving' Christian
who had returned to England, that an intense desire of England now has by far is good work t Ch h
existed among the people to avail themselves of the
spi- by means of the
two societies the most - • 7 shareure extensive and
ritual ordinances provided for them. In some churches, ngaged in propagatin,
es which under her banner
before the bell had ceased to toll, every part of the amount of good ti
is, no doubt gospel, an immense
building was thronged by a crowd of eager listeners. what, it. might he asked, areall in Prugress. yet
He ought also refer to Canada, where in some parts so pared with w •
st t* hat is necessary these efr -orts eons
for the• • .
great was the eagerness of the people to enjoy the bless-
.ion of 150,000,000 of people, spills landinings of religious ordinances, that they spend the whole standing many elegant and polished laligu ander-
night in passing rivers and travelling across the country the exigencies of sneh demands, the Churcha To meet
for the express purpose of being present at church ser- much more liberal, much moremust be
efficient, in extending
vice, when that service has been held at a distance of six, aid for the promulgation of the great cause.. her
seven, or eight miles from their residences. If their eager- country difficult of treatment for such a purpose th India
is
a
ness, then, was so great, was it not a duty incumbent culty arising not alone from its great •PoPtilation, and • -
upon the people of England to provide for them spiritual territorial extent. _ Unlike the Zulus, spoken
of by. its
instruction ? He was not speaking of those who left this Colenso, the population of British India is possessed of
country longing for gold, but of those who were compelled subtle philosooplolyo
conversion
other arts of polished life.a
to leave this land, and who would have remained here if The Church t
~d,
mutt
be
more
amonn. 1-
~. sue.' a population,
they could have obtained a bare subsistence. When as alreadyexsteaint
of
its
we nore liberal in its efforts India,
these people left this country, they were still ex- from the
_ tialth and commerce presents
pected to obey the laws, and minister to • to
the luxuries attrnctions the ipo i cian and to the '
count like that, he.surely merchant, and a
of the inhabitants of this land; and surely, if almost co
..
to need not say,.could scarcely
every comfort in life was obtained from their colo- have been given
bestowed on
for national aggrandisement,
nial possessions, they could not deny to them spiritual but had been _ ed on us that we might give it wealth
blessings. But this only regarded one portion of their more precious itsthan rubies. Can we fail to that tih
national debt; there was another feature. They must is our duty, as well as our interest, to secure the spiritual
not ferret that if they sent out their population. NVithollt welfare of llr‘itish lndia? The e more deeply we feel our b,4-

a co wilaaueratiou, We should also feel our
responsibility the greater.- The same spirit which brought
our blessed Lord into the world should inspire us with a de-
sire to disseminate the spirit of Gospel love. He could
have desired to enter more minutely into tiip
of the work we have in hand, but t
no nact gone i He might say, however, look at t

the means of keeping alive in them tnose saceeu unpren-
sions which had been implanted in their minds here, they
would become mixed with the native tribes, and serious
moral damage would be done to those nations among whom
the British emigrants were permitted to settle. Many
nations and individuals. had regretted that they had ever

become acquainted with kali.%
from the British Isles had been for a long time without
the ministrations of the Church, had become a disgrace to
the British name, had been guilty of every kind of barb:
and crime, and a curse to those countries which they
troubled with their presence. .Th' - -
of the subject. They had norigh
of the globe their vice and irrel

Lless which

ttended the missior

lift S-el.

Within that trine the Scriptures itav e been traim.
lilted into ne f e eighteen 'languages -
Children toni the o
numthber nf 10,7 nun
of India

Lotheiviev

flews!' then drew a fearful picture:of the stat
Australia, which Judge Burton had PP-
lishmeu had been known to butcl,-
natives—men, women, and children—L..
had then pleaded ignorance and want of education whey
charged with their horrible crimes, and brought up foi
judgment. This, therefore, was not a question of policy
but of national interest, and a duty which one natior
owed to another. He entreated them to consider whN

We have reason to take c

doubly reign

having wt

God has
1,:. 1,......

men so much power t

Lis country, and v

destiny •as to imagine that they• might receiv
luxuries from distant lands, and yet not send I
to any of them. (Cheers.) He concluded by pd
the wide doors which are now open for mission
prise, and entreating his audience. to extend the

he Gospel

concluded i)y.rn
deaeon Brooks„.

ofthe Gosepel by giving of their abunc
they would shine as lights in the firma]
stars for ever and ever. (Cheers.)
A hymn was then sung; and a collection made.
The Venerable Camumeiv then introduced the. Rev
Dr. Coleus° to the meeting,

ince liberally, Bien
Lent, and • be as the

I The Rev. Dr. COLENSO,-Bishop-designate of Natal, in
Africa, on rising, said he had been requested to move the

CHARLES (

kindness, but

sided to s

the thanks of