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the English. Swartz proceeds to Tanjore. His introduction to the Rajah. His character. Conversation at this interview. Swartz returns to Trichinopoly. His second visit to the Rajah with Colonel Wood. Preaches to the natives on the glacis, and in the Fort. The Rajah wishes to converse with him, but is prevented by his Ministers. Swartz's message to the King, and his reply. He returns to Trichinopoly. Mr. Chambers leaves that city. First letters of Swartz to that gentleman. Conversations with the natives, and with the Nabob's son. Attendance on sick Europeans. Visit from two Mohammedans, and conversation respecting Mohammed. Letter from Mr. Chambers to his brother on a translation of the New Testament into Persian. Conversation with a sick soldier, and with natives, heathen and Mohammedan. Reflections of Swartz at the close of the year 1769..

CHAPTER VII.

A. D. 1770 TO A. D. 1771.

Mr. Swartz's general occupations during the year 1770. Conversion of a Pandaram. Journey to Madras and Cuddalore. Letters to Mr. Chambers. Devotional service with English soldiers at Trichinopoly. Further Letters to Mr. Chambers. Visit to Tanjore. Extracts from his journal of conversations with natives. Return to Trichinopoly. Swartz visits the great mosque, and addresses the Mohammedans. Letter to Dr. Knapp, with a sketch of the proceedings of the year. Excitement of the Roman Catholics in Tanjore. His anxiety for a colleague.....

CHAPTER VIII.

A. D. 1771 TO A. D. 1772.

Letter to Mr. Chambers at the commencement of the year 1771. The convert Nyanapracasam, Progress of the mission. Death of two pious English soldiers. Residence at Trichinopoly. Letters to Mr. Chambers. Attack by the Nabob and the English on Tanjore. Peace restored. Swartz allusion to these events. Violence of the Roman Catholics against Nyanapracasam. The conduct of Mr. Swartz upon this occasion. His preservation from an explosion of the powder magazine in the fort. His reflections on the event. Conversion of Sattianaden, and of a very aged man. Visit to Tanjore. Interview with the Rajah. Performs the marriage ceremony in the palace. Account of this, and of the Rajah. Letters to Mr. Chambers respecting one of his former servants, a convert to Christianity. Swartz declines an invitation from the Rajah for a political object...

CHAPTER IX.

A. D. 1773 TO A. D. 1778.

Mr. Swartz visits Tanjore. Places a Catechist at Vellum. Letters to Mr. Chambers and the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. Renewed hostilities against the Rajah of Tanjore. Capture of the Fort and City. Unfavorable effect on the ministry of Swartz. Two journeys to Madras. Progress of the Mission at Trichinopoly. Death of Colonel Wood. Letters of Swartz to his children. Restoration of the Rajah of Tanjore. Arrival of a new

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Missionary. His death. Mr. Pohle sent from Tranquebar to supply his place. Frequent visits of Swartz to Tanjore. Letter to Professor Freylinghausen. Rajah of Tanjore. At his request Swartz learns the Mahratta language. Translates his Tamul Dialogue for the Rajah's use. Account of that tract. State of the Mission at the close of the year 1777....

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CHAPTER X.

A. D. 1778 TO A. D. 1779.

Tanjore, the future residence of Mr. Swartz. His Report of the Mission for the year 1778. Letters to friends. History of a young Hindoo Major Stevens. Foundation of a Church at Tanjore. Mr. Swartz called by the Governor to Madras. His mission to Hyder Ali. Account of his journey to Seringapatam. Reception by Hyder. His Palace and GovernSwartz's occupations during his stay. His last interview with Hyder. His return to Madras. His disinterestedness as to remuneration. He obtains a salary for Mr. Pohle, and assistance towards building his Church at Tanjore. Reflections on his Embassy to Hyder..

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CHAPTER XI.

A. D. 1780 TO A. D. 1783.

Completion of the church in the little Fort at Tanjore. Preparation of another for the Tamul congregation in the garden, presented by the Rajah to Mr. Swartz, in the suburbs. Leiters to friends. Invasion of the Carnatic by Hyder Ali. Letters to Mr. and Mrs. Chambers. Desolation and distress of the country in consequence of Hyder's attack. Benevolent exertions of Swartz to relieve it....

CHAPTER XII.

A. D. 1783 TO A. D. 1784.

Death of Hyder Ali. Continuation of the war by Tippoo Sultan. Return to Madras, and death of Sir Eyre Coote. Successes of Colonel Fullarton in Southern India. Negotiation for peace. Lord Macartney requests Mr. Swartz to join the Commissioners at Seringapatam. He consents, and sets out on the journey. Letters to Mr. Sullivan. Meets Colonel Fullarton and his army. He is stopped by Tippoo's officers, at Sattimungalum. Returns to Tanjore. Declines attempting a second journey. Peace concluded with Tippoo. Letters to several friends on the preceding events. Journey with Mr. Sullivan to Ramanad. Plan of the provincial schools. Journey, on account of his health, to the coast, Letter to Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Duffin................

CHAPTER XIII.

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nadapuram and Palamcotta. Letter to a friend
of Mr. Chambers. Provincial Schools. Tes-
timony to the usefulness and disinterestedness
of Swartz. Communication to the Society for
promoting Christian Knowledge. Letters to
Mrs. Duffin and Mrs. Chambers; a second to
Mr. Chambers's friend. Retrospect of the year
1786. Wretched state of the Rajah and king-
dom of Taujore. Committee of Inspection for
the affairs of that country appointed by Sir
Archibald Campbell, of which Swartz is re-
quested to be a member. Their proceedings.
Beneficial influence of Swartz with the people
of Tanjore. The Madras Government ex-
presses its high sense of the value of his ser-
vices. Female Orphan School, established by
Lady Campbell. Swartz requests the Society
to receive his young friend Mr. J. Kohlhoff as
one of their missionaries....

CHAPTER XV.

A. D. 1787 TO A. D. 1789.

Ordination of Mr. J. Kohlhoff. Adoption of
a son by the Rajah of Tanjore. He requests
Mr. Swartz to become his guardian, and ma-
nager of the country during his minority. He
declines, and recommends another plan. The
Rajah accedes to it. His death. Reference of
the succession to Tanjore, to the Governor Ge-
neral. Lord Cornwallis's directions. Sir Archi-
bald Campbell sets aside the adopted son, and
places Ameer Sing on the throne. Advice of
the Governor to the new Rajah. Commit-
tee of Inspection dissolved. Arrival of the
Rev. Mr. Brown at Calcutta. Donation of
Ameer Sing to the Tanjore mission. Liberal
support of provincial schools, by the Court of
Directors. Consequent proceedings of the Go-
vernor and Council of Fort St. George, and
Mr. Swartz. Question respecting Castes. His
conduct with reference to this subject. Con-
gregation at Palamcotta. Letters to Mr. Duf-
fin. Arrival of Mr. Janicke as a missiona-
ry at Tanjore. Swartz's character of him.
Journey to Madras. Provincial schools.
Letters to Mr. Chambers and Mr. and Mrs.
Duffin...

CHAPTER XVI.

A. D. 1789 TO A. D. 1790.

Misgovernment of Ameer Sing. Mr. Petre
sent to Tanjore. Complaint as to the Rajah's
treatment of Serfojee. Measures consequent
upon it. Result of them. Letter of Swartz to
the Governor of Madras, and his plan for the
better administration of justice in Tanjore.
His advice respecting the management of the
revenue. His letter to Government in vindica-
tion of his conduct, in relation to Serfojee. He
is consulted as to the adjustment of the revenue
accounts. His letters to Sir Charles Oakley,
respecting the general management of the
country. Confidence of the governor and coun-
cil of Madras in Mr. Swartz...

CHAPTER XVII.

A. D. 1790 to A. D. 1792.

Letters to the Society for promoting Chris-
tian Knowledge, and to several friends. Pro-
gress of Mr. Jenicke. School at Cumbago-
nam. Renewal of the war with Tippoo. Or-

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dination of Sattianaden. His Sermon on that
occasion. He is sanctioned by the Society.
His grateful acknowledgments. Letters to
Mr. and Mrs. Duffin. Visit from the Rev. Mr.
Cæmmerer. His character of Mr. Swartz.
Extracts from his Journal for 1791. Letters to
friends. Eulogy of Swartz and Gericke by Dr.
Glasse, in addressing the Rev. Mr. Pæzold, a
new missionary of the Society...

CHAPTER XVIII.

A. D. 1792 TO A. D. 1793.

Harsh treatment of Serfojee and the Wi-
dows of Tuljajee, by Ameer Sing. Letter
from Serfojee to Mr. Swartz. He transmits
their Complaints to the Governor of Madras.
The Widows and Serfojee, accompanied by
Mr. Swartz, are removed to that Presidency.
Proceedings commenced for a renewed inves-
tigation of Serfojee's adoption. Administra-
tion of Tanjore revenue restored to Ameer
Sing. Swartz visits Mr. Gericke at Vepery.
Their mutual testimony. Account of the Col-
laries. Mr. Janicke and Sattianaden at Pa-
lamcotta. Letters to friends. Character of
Serfojee. Swartz and Gericke's endeavors to
instruct him. Mr. Pezold's account of Swartz.
Mr. Rottler's. Swartz at Negapatam. Letter
to Serfojee. Death and Character of Mr.
Chambers. Letter of Swartz to his widow.
Return of Mr. Swartz to Tanjore. Letter to
Dr. Schultz...

CHAPTER XIX.

A. D. 1793 TO A. D. 1796.

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Debate in Parliament on the renewal of the
East India Company's Charter in 1793. Let-
ter of Mr. Swartz in reply to some reflections
of Mr. M. Campbell on missionaries, in the
course of that debate. Letters to Serfojee, and
to Mr. and Mrs. Duffin. Additional testimony
of Mr. Pezold. Report to the Society for the
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Letter to a friend.......

CHAPTER XX.

A. D. 1796 TO A. D. 1797.

Revival of the discussion respecting the va-
lidity of Serfojee's adoption, and his title to
the musnud. Proceedings at the two Presi-
dencies of Madras and Bengal. Important
services of Mr. Swartz upon this occasion. High
testimony to his character by Sir John Shore.
Complete establishment of Serfojee's claims.
Sir A. Johnstone. Letter to Professor Schultz.
Appointment of two new missionaries. De-
clining health of Mr. Swartz. His devout and
interesting reflections on this subject......... 139

CHAPTER XXI.

A. D. 1797 TO A. D. 1798.

Closing period of Mr. Swartz's life. Letters
to Mrs. Chambers, and to the Society for pro-
moting Christian Knowledge. His prefer-
ence of Celibacy for a Missionary. Reflections
on his opinion. Testimony of Mr. John of
Tranquebar to Mr. Gericke and Swartz. Let-
ters to Dr. Schultz. Last Report of Mr. Swartz
to the Society. Mr. Gericke communicates the
intelligence of his dangerous illness. Details

of his last days, and of his death, by the Tranquebar Missionaries, and by Messrs. Gericke, Janicke, Holtzberg, and Kohlhoff...

CHAPTER XXII.

Reflections on the death of Mr. Swartz. Testimonies of respect and veneration for his memory; from his brethren at Tanjore and Tranquebar; and from Serfojee Rajah. Interesting anecdote of the latter. He erects a Monument to Swartz at Tanjore. Epitaph by the Rajah. Other proofs of his regard. His conversations with Dr. Buchanan, and Bishops Middleton and Heber. Reflections on the continued Superstitions of the two Rajahs. Monument to Swartz at Madras, by the Court of Directors. Honors paid to his memory by the Government of Fort St. George. Eulogy by Dr. Kerr. His last Will.....

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CHAPTER XXIV.

State of the missions for some years after the death of Swartz. Labors and success of Messrs. Joenicke and Gericke in the South of the Peninsula. Death and Character of those Missionaries. The Rev. Mr. Horst. Ordination of four Catechists. Exertions and writings of Dr. Buchanan for the promotion of Christianity in India. Ecclesiastical Establishment for British India. Beneficial effects of it. Bill for the addition of two Suffragan Bishops, and for rendering Christian converts eligible to all situations and employments. Progress of the gospel in Tinnevelly. Testimonies of Bishops Middleton and Heber, and of the Rev. Mr. Hough. Reflections on the numbers of the converts to Christianity, and on the duty and the means of promoting their increase. The importance, in this view, of Swartz's example.

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Review of the Character of Swartz......... 161 APPENDIX...

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THE END.

OR,

THE BEAUTY OF FEMALE HOLINESS.

BY ROBERT PHILIP,

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