ber of converts, in the churches which he built, and in the order and prosperity of their congregations, a more durable monument is raised to the memory of Swartz, than even the genius of Flaxman and the affection of the Rajah combined, could create."* exemplified. For the advancement and completion of the interesting and immortal work to which the life of Swartz was devoted, we chiefly require men likeminded with himself. "Let us," said Bishop James, "have another Swartz in temper, in manner, in judgment, and in Christian feeling, and I fear not to say, that, under the blessing of God, we may look for a Swartz's success."+ extent to which the beneficial influence of one eminently wise, disinterested, and devoted Christian missionary in India, may be carried. The success with which his labors were graciously attended, let it be remembered, has not proved, like that of Robert de Nobili, or even of Xavier These, together with the other missionary stations himself, for the most part, superficial, nominai, in the peninsula, which, during so long a series of transient. Like the Apostles, whose spirit he had years were supported and watched over by the ve- so largely imbibed, and whose steps he so closely nerable Society for promoting Christian Know- followed, he was ordained by his heavenly Master ledge, have been transferred to the incorporated So-to go and bring forth fruit; and his fruit, like theirs, ciety for the propagation of the Gospel in Foreign remains.* Parts, and placed under the superintendence and di- The history of Swartz proves, also, the important rection of the Bishop of Calcutta. They are now, and encouraging fact, that the purest and most untherefore, identified with the church of England, compromising exhibition of Christian doctrine and and ought to be considered as objects of lively and Christian precepts, illustrated and adorned as they sacred interest by all her members, and as essential- were by his own personal character and conduct, ly connected with our obligations and our duty as a will be so far from exciting in the natives of InChristian nation. Can we, indeed, conceive of a dia, of whatever rank, any feelings of aversion nobler destination than that which the providence or distrust, that it cannot fail when accompanied of God has manifestly assigned to us, of rendering by "the meekness of wisdom," and the spirit of the dominion with which he has invested us, not kindness and love, to attract their attention and only, as it undoubtedly has been and is, the source to conciliate their regard. It can never be too freof many civil and political advantages to the natives quently repeated, or too constantly borne in mind, of Hindostan, but subservient to the far higher pur- that the triumph of this great missionary was that pose of communicating to them the inestimable of Christianity itself, clearly and simply stated, pablessings of the Christian revelation; "the know-tiently inculcated, and eminently and consistently ledge of salvation through the remission of sins," the principles of holiness, the precepts of a pure and elevated morality, the means of grace, the sources of present consolation and happiness, and the hope of future and eternal glory! This all-important and exalted work has, during many years, been gradually, and almost insensibly advancing. The diffusion of useful knowledge, the progress of education, even when not directly connected with Chistian principles, as in the instance of Swartz's pro- In various important particulars, the situation and vincial schools, the abatement of native prejudice, prospects of the Christian missionary in India are, and the abolition of cruel rites, the episcopal esta-since that early day, materially altered and improvblishment of Christianity, and, above all, the im- ed. "Other men have labored," and he is invited provement of the European character, and the in- to "enter into their labors." One of the most presscreasing number of those who visibly exemplifying and cheering duties to which he is at this moand adorn the Christian name, have all been tending to promote and accelerate that great consummation so long and so ardently desired and implored by the real lovers of their country and of mankind, the general prevalence of Christianity in India.Remote, and even visionary as this expectation may to many appear, it is to the true believer in the divine origin and excellence of our holy religion, and in the recorded declarations of its ultimate and universal triumphs, anxiously, yet calmly regarded as the certain result of the faithful adoption and diligent improvement of suitable means and opportunities. In proportion as these are wisely and seasonably exerted, on the part of the local or the supreme governments, by affording increased facilities to the acquisition of European learning, by the suppression or the discountenancing, by all equitable and peaceful methods, of whatever, in the native superstitions, is plainly opposed to civil and social morality, and by the avowed and consistent support of Christian ordinances, and the Christian profession; and on the part of the civil and ecclesiastical members of the East India Company's service, by the exemplary and Christian discharge, each in his several rank and vocation, of their acknowledged duties to God and man-this mighty and apparently impracticable work will assuredly be accomplished: and precisely in the same proportion will the real happiness of the natives and the best interests of the British empire be promoted and confirmed. The history of the venerable and illustrious person recorded in the preceding pages forms a powerful and unanswerable example and proof of the * Life of Bishop Heber, vol. ii. p. 419. ment called is, not so much to break up fresh ground, as to engage in tilling that which is already under cultivation. The missionary of the present day possesses, at the same time, greater facilities for his work, with respect to the acquisition of the native languages, and is more powerfully supported and encouraged by episcopal protection and superintendence, and by general Christian sympathy and aid. Meanwhile, the idolatry and superstition of the Hindoo are manifestly yielding to the light which is on all sides breaking in upon those polluted "chambers of imagery," and approaching to the predicted period, when they will be thrown, as worthless and unworthy, "to the bats and to the moles;" while Mohammedanism itself, proud, contemptuous, and vindictive as it is, upon whose hardened and deluded votaries but little impression has hitherto been made, is equally verging to decay; nor can we contemplate the tottering fabric of its European power, its avowed and principal support, without confidently anticipating, that its oriental bulwark, shaken as it has long been by British ascendancy and dominion, will feel in growing weakness and alarm, the prelude to its approaching fall. Amidst these propitious symptoms, and prophetic hopes, the heavenly voice which continually resounded in the ears of the early missionaries, from Ziegenbalg to Swartz, may still be heard—“ Go ye, and teach all nations and lo! I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." May the great Proprietor and Lord of that universal field for the propagation of his gospel, qualify * John xv. 16. + Brief Memoirs, p. 93. For that divine and fertilizing influence, let those who have deeply at heart the moral renovation of the world, devoutly and incessantly pray. Let them not keep silence or give rest to Him who dwelleth above the heavens, until he establish and make his church "a praise in the earth." The result of such combined exertions and prayers can scarcely be doubtful. The converts of the Gentile world would "spring up as the grass, and like willows by the water-courses." "The wilderness and the solitary place would be glad for them; and the desert would rejoice and blossom as the rose." and send forth such laborers into his harvest, and | accompany them, according to his promise, with his presence and blessing! And may He stir up the hearts of his faithful people to cherish those Christian institutions which are engaged in educating and preparing them for their sacred undertaking, as well as in supporting them amidst their arduous and self-denying labors! The pious Kiernander expressed his dying expectation, that the time would come, when the whole English nation would unite in a general society to send the gospel to the East Indies-" an event," he added, "which will give the firmest stability to the British possessions in the East." Would to God that this fervent anticipation may be realized! Yet "not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts." Such is the sacred principle which must never be forgotten by those who hope for the conversion of mankind. "Until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, the wilderness," whether of heathen or Mohammedan nations, can never become a fruitful field." 66 But whatever may be the success of such Christian labors, the hour is coming, when those who have in any, even the least and lowest measure, contributed to promote them, shall "rejoice together." Then, above all, shall those who, like Swartz, and his faithful precursors and followers, have planted and watered, at length reap in this blessed harvest, and "gather fruit unto life," and happiness "eternal.”* * John iv. 36. APPENDIX. Extracts from the Papers of the late John Hudleston, Esq. THE first three letters of Mr. Swartz in Mr. Hudleston's collection were addressed to him in July and August, 1785, soon after his appointment to succeed Mr. Sullivan as Resident at Tanjore, and during the journey of the pious missionary to the south of the peninsula, mentioned in the 14th chapter of the Memoirs. They refer to the provincial school, which he had just established at Ramanadapuram, and to the perplexed state of affairs at that period in Tanjore. The following extracts will be found characteristic and interesting. " 'Ramanadapuram, July 20, 1785. "Yesterday I saw the Rajah (of Ramanad.) He told me that we might begin or open the school whenever we pleased, though his people told him there was not a good day for it in the month of July. This superstition keeps people from sending their children, till they are told by those impostors that such or such a day is a good one. I said, every day was a good one, provided we did that which was good, and agreeable to the will of God. "As to this country, it is in a thriving way. You do not hear a word of oppression. The manager here and Baba at Tanjore are as opposite as light is to darkness. "I hope to set out soon, but the day I cannot as certain. The manager is in the country, which is another impediment to my business. However, we must take things and men as they are, and not as we wish them to be. I hope you are in good health. May every divine blessing attend you !" "It will not be long before I have the pleasure of waiting upon you. I believe the Rajah (of Tanjore) will hardly enter upon a negotiation all at once, without making remonstrances. However, should my feeble help be of some service to you, I should in that case make all possible haste to be with you. God bless you, and strengthen your health, and cheer your heart in the midst of all vexatious circumstances!" "Palamcotta, August 22, 1785. "I lament the circumstances of the poor Rajah, and still more the condition of the country. What the end of all this confusion will be, God alone knows. From bad to worse seems to be the sum of all. Nor do we find any healing medicine for our disease. We appear gay as a victim adorned to be sacrificed. Still there is hope, if we applied seriously to amend. If God were on our side, it would soon be better, and we might still be a happy people. May we consider in time what belongs to our peace! "Next Sunday I intend to administer the sacrament to the Malabar congregation, and then to set out on Monday. May you be happy in all respects!" The following must have been written soon after the preceding, on his return to Tanjore. "As to Baba's affair, nothing is more certain than that he wishes to have me as a cover to all his oppression. That very promise which he publicly gave to the Kengada people, he has again broken. if the Rajah will let him go on in this manner, my being a mediator is hypocrisy. The Rajah and Baba are entirely mistaken, if they think that I would sacrifice truth or integrity to oppression and low cunning. I am heartily tired of their behavior, and shall mention it in the plainest terms to them and the governor. But enough of this. That part of your letter which concerns me, I translated with great reluctance, and I shall tell them so." Among these papers of Mr. Hudleston, is a copy of a letter from the excellent missionary to Sir John 1 Macpherson, Bart. at that time governor-general of you! My poor pater noster shall attend you. Be ject of it was to intercede with the governor-general in behalf of the distressed Rajah Tuljajee, who, though oppressive towards his own subjects, was urged, as Mr. Swartz thought, too severely for the payment of the arrears due to the Madras government and the nabob of the Carnatic. He begins with the noble simplicity and frankness which distinguished his character. "DEAR SIR: answer the intentions of Providence. "Your most obedient humble servant, Early in the year 1787, Mr. Hudleston was compelled by ill health to embark for England. This was soon after the death of Tuljajee Rajah, and the succession of Ameer Sing. Mr. Swartz thus refers to the latter event, and to Mr. Hudleston's return to Europe, in a letter to him at Madras, dated February 13, 1787. "As these lines are directed to one with whom I spent a month at Nagore, in a most agreeable manner, I beg leave to use the title which was at that time quite cheering and endearing. You are, I am sure, convinced that your present respectful situa-will tion loseth nothing by it. Though I am, as it were, shut up in a corner, I cannot but wish the welfare of the public, and particularly of that country in which I endeavor to promulgate the knowledge of my Creator and blessed Redeemer. The joyful remembrance of our frequent conversations at Nagore, your ready concurrence in promoting the intention of my stay at that place, and now the daily good news which I hear and read of your disinterested conduct, and excellent regulations so highly beneficial to Bengal, and to the affairs of the Company, encourage me to address you as a humble friend and warm well-wisher to this poor distressed country. "The visit which Mr. Oakes lately paid to the Rajah by order of the government at Madras, has particularly induced me to write these lines to you. The subject of the letter sent by you to the Rajah, is quite unknown to me. But as I was interpreter between the Rajah and Mr. Oakes, I guessed a little, and thought within my mind that a fair statement would not be unpleasing to you." "I suppose this will be my last letter which you receive during your stay at Madras. In my former letter I mentioned some of my apprehensions; but I hope all will go better than I thought. "You are now resolved to go to your country and friends. May you be happy every where! We all hasten to eternity, whether we think of it, or not. O may we both meet in a blessed eternity, where sin and sorrow do not dwell! I am and always shall be, "Dear Sir, "Your sincere friend and servant, The following beautiful letter to Mr. Hudleston's mother is equally honorable to the piety of the venerable writer and the character of Mr. Hudleston. "MADAM: "Tanjore, February 3, 1787. "Though I have never had the pleasure of being acquainted with you, so as to converse with you, yet is your way of thinking, your desire of pleasing your Maker, your hunger and thirst after the righteousness of Jesus, and your Christian wish to promote the welfare of your children, well known to me. "I have enjoyed the pleasure of both your sons' After endeavoring to vindicate the Rajah from the charge of neglecting to fulfil his engagements with the Madras government, the benevolent mis-acquaintance. Your eldest son has been resident sionary thus proceeds: here, at Tanjore, almost two years. From the very Now, my dear sir, will you permit an old friend first day of our acquaintance, there has been a very to intercede for this poor country, and the dejected cordial friendship between him and me. In all the Rajah, requesting not to use violent or coercive multiplied transactions he was to take care of, he measures to get the immediate payment of the ar- has been most open and candid, ever willing to rears, which would throw the country into a deplo- hear and to ponder any advice which I was able to rable and ruinous state, but rathar to admonish him give him, which is a rare case, considering the selfto rule his subjects with more justice and equity.-conceit which is lurking in all our hearts. As I write to you, I am fully convinced that this my letter can do no harm, but may be productive of some good to the country as well as to the Rajah. Your whole conduct demonstrates that you are a true friend to the country, and of course that I need not be solicitous to make any apology for my writing: Were I so happy as to spend a few hours with you, as I did at Nagore, I should employ those precious moments in recommending to your care and kind assistance the education of young people, and particularly of the poorer sort." Mr. Swartz then mentions Mr. Sullivan's plan of the provincial schools, and thus concludes this interesting letter: "I know your liberal way of thinking, and that such a plan will not be unworthy of your care.The excellent scheme of educating young people, adopted and encouraged by the army in Bengal, is a plain and strong proof of your regard for schools. Perhaps a recommendation of this to the government of Madras, or the Rajah's, would go a great way in facilitating or putting in execution this our plan. "My desire and prayer to God is, and shall be, to make you a happy instrument of his divine Providence for the benefit of this country. God bless "The Rajah of Tanjore was particularly happy in having your son's support; without which he would have suffered severely more than once. But not only the Rajah, but the honorable Company reaped great benefit from your son's conduct. Kind as he was to the Rajah, he was equally faithful to his employers. Nay, I can say, consistently with the strictest truth, that your son proved a blessing to the country: for when cruel oppression had driven the inhabitants to despair and emigration, your son, my friend, entreated the Rajah to become a father to his people, and consequently to hinder and suppress those cruel methods which his barbarous minister made use of. I had the pleasure of being present when this was done. I was his interpreter.As far as I know, your son has acted an upright and disinterested part. Had he followed another course, he might have heaped up riches, but that base and destructive way he detested. "As he is now prepared to return, he promises himself much happiness in paying his filial respects to his truly religious mother. Dear as you are to both your sons, you are so to me, on account of your love to our blessed Redeemer. Are not all that are connected with him, dear to each other? "As to your second son, he has invited me to correspond with him, because, he says, that it will please his venerable mother, and so it will rejoice | therefore, that my representations were disagreea me. God bless you, dear madam, throughout all eternity! So wishes your most obedient humble friend, "C. F. SWARTZ." "I received all your kind letters with the truest satisfaction, and I now sit down to take my leave of you till I get to the Cape. I am happy indeed to find that things are likely to go well at Tanjore, and that my successor gives every indication of a disposition to follow my steps, in the only respect in which I claim any merit, that of attending to the advice, and placing a just value on the approbation, of the mentor Providence has blessed him with. "I have endeavored to give proper impressions here, and I will endeavor the same in England.Wherever I may be, as long as I retain the power to hold a pen, and to express my thoughts, you will punctually hear from me. Best of men, and most revered of friends! accept the gratitude of which my heart is full! God is my witness there is nothing on earth I value so much as your approbation, and the having obtained it, is, and ever will be, my mind's great resource and comfort. Even the prospect now before me, of being restored to my nearest relations and the friends of my youth, yields, but a secondary satisfaction. May all your benevolent purposes and plans be fully gratified! May Providence, in mercy to a sinful world, long preserve you in health and strength, to revive the drooping heart, sinking under distress and poverty, or, infinitely worse, the sense of guilt-to cheer the friendless orphan, and point his infant steps to the paths of truth and virtue-to turn the aged from error, and teach them the truest knowledge-the knowledge of how frail, how insecure, how slight is every mortal bliss! "These, your own appropriate labors, may you continue to the latest period allotted to human life! If we see each other no more in this world, I trust, with you, that we shall meet in a blessed eternity; and I entreat you will write to me often, that I may become fitter and fitter for the change. Lastly, I beg of you to think of me always, and remember me by the title I am most proud of, and am most desirous of meriting, and being known by, that of "Your most sincere and faithful friend, Mr. Swartz's next letters were addressed to Mr. Hudleston in England. The following are extracts from several, written in the years 1787 and 1788, referring chiefly to the misgovernment of the new Rajah. " Tanjore, May 7, 1787. "As to Ameer Sing, I must confess that he is quite altered; and not for the better. He promised fairly, but performs badly. His servants lead, or rather mislead him from one amusement to another; and he seems to forget his danger. The governor recommended justice; a court of judicature was to be established. I formed the plan, but it has been rejected, and I have lost all favor by this proposal.Every intelligent black man prophesieth the ruin of the Rajah and his country. Perhaps you may ask, whether he has not been warned? My dear friend, he has been entreated to change his measures, and to save himself. But admonitions of that kind are unpalatable, and heard with disgust. Finding, ble, I retired. Shevarow insinuated that I would have every thing according to my mind-that I did not regard the Rajah's dignity and fame. This, you will say, is a melancholy account. So it is, and yet I have not mentioned all, but only a part. He will soon empty his treasury, and how he will then pay his kists, I know not. But enough of this sad business. I am tolerably well. May you and your dear mother, and all your friends, enjoy the favor of God, which is better than life!"" Tanjore, February 7, 1788. "A few days ago I received your most agreeable favor. I can easily conceive what an exquisite pleasure you and your dear mother must have felt at the first meeting. Dear sir, you know the almost heavenly transport which good old Jacob felt when he embraced his dearly beloved Joseph. But all this is still imperfect. What shall we feel when we meet in another world, when all imperfection, when all fear of being tempted and thrown into sin and sorrow, will cease for ever! Let us strive to gain that point. All worldly enjoyments are not to be compared to that immense glory and happiness which God in Christ, and by his atonement, has laid up for us. "Your kind letter I have communicated to Mr. Blackburne, who is still here. Of his proficiency in the Mahratta language you may speak with great freedom. "Your kind endeavors to make Ameer Sing happy in his government are frustrated by his extravagance. Never has a man disappointed me in so shameful a manner. Justice is totally neglected. His sirkeel, that little vain man, Shevarow, who was entreated to do common justice to some inhabitants, gave yesterday such a decision as this:-'The opponent has given one hundred and fifty pagodas as a present, will you give half at least ?' Think how shamefully justice is sold." Mr. Swartz then mentions a most improvident loan which the Rajah had just contracted at exorbitant interest, and thus concludes: "He had a good treasure which Baba hoarded up, but this is now gone. God help us all! May peace of mind, and health of body attend you!" In a letter, dated the following day, Mr. Swartz encloses one from a native to Mr. Hudleston; who, after giving him some account of Tippoo's war with the Mahrattas, his injustice, and pride in making a throne in imitation of that which Nadir Shah found and took at Delhi, represented the distress which he and his family were suffering by the_neglect of a promise made to him by the English. The kind missionary inquires how far Mr. Hudleston might assist the poor man by his influence with the Court of Directors. "Alas!" he adds, "when I consider the poor family, and compare their former moderate prosperity with their present distress, caused by Europeans, called Christians, I cannot refrain from sighing.' He then informs Mr. Hudleston of the society of pious soldiers, frequently mentioned in the Memoirs, and concludes with the following just and important observations on the beneficial effects resulting from such moral and religious associations. "This beginning is truly hopeful. How many lives will be saved-how many will be made serviceable to the public? not to mention the amazing advantages in respect to their eternal welfare! wish you could convey some of my sentiments to the leading gentlemen, and assure them that the practice of religion would be of infinite service even to the prosperity of the honorable Company. You may tell them, in my name, that many severe strokes might have been prevented, if religion had been attended to. What I write I know with the greatest certainty. If I were with them, I would demonstrate the whole in the clearest manner. "I must finish my letter. I hope you will not forget my favorite scheme of introducing justice into the Tanjore country. Then I hope piety would follow. "God bless you, your dear mother, and all who wish well to Zion!" The next letter is dated July 31, 1788, and is entirely occupied with the misgovernment of Ameer Sing, and his cruel treatment of Serfojee, as detailed in chap. xvi. of the Memoirs. "I think, my dear sir," thus he writes as to the latter point, "that you and I, into whose hands the late Rajah delivered the boy, are in conscience bound to represent the hardships he suffers to the honorable Company. The directors are guarantees of the last will of the late Rajah. "O how do I mourn," he exclaims, "for what I said in favor of the Rajah; he and his country are miserable. A few sycophants fill their purses and ruin all." On the cover of the preceding letter, Mr. Hudleston wrote the following note. "On the receipt of this letter, I applied to the leading directors in favor of Serfojee. Orders were in consequence sent to Madras, and he was taken under the Company's protection." In his next letter, dated March 18, 1789, after acknowledging a present from Mr. Hudleston, of two volumes, written by the late Dr. Beattie, probably his Essay on Truth, and his View of the evidences of Christianity, Mr. Swartz appeals, in a very powerful and affecting manner, in behalf of the Polygars in the south of the peninsula, who were suffering severely from having had "no rain for three years," and yet were compelled to pay " their ordinary and extraordinary tribute." "I assure you, my dear friend," says the good missionary, "that it brings guilt on the Company to suffer these people to be tormented. This way of oppressing the poor cannot bring a blessing upon us. "I remember that Mr. Irwin intended to help the Polygars. Nay, he desired me to comfort them in his name. I did so, sent his letters to Ramanad, and other places; but I have heard no more of the matter, so that I am ashamed of having assured them of speedy relief. the favor of a kind God, be guided by his Spirit, and experience his blessing!" Mr. Swartz's next letter is dated in February 1792, more than two years after the preceding, during which interval it appears that Mr. Hudleston had returned to Madras as a member of council, and was again compelled, from ill health, to embark for England. The whole letter is deeply pious and interesting. "MY DEAR FRIEND, Tanjore, February 7, 1792. "Your last favor has truly made me very sorry. You mention that on account of your indisposition you have resolved to take a passage in the Northumberland. You have, I hope, received my last letter, wherein I recommended a journey to us. But that is now, as I see, too late. "The greatest and most useful lesson, which we are to learn and practise, is, 'Thy will be done, O God.' This lesson we learn with difficulty; however, if we humble ourselves and believe, as we ought, that God directs all to our advantage, we shall willingly, if not cheerfully, resign our will to his divine and perfect will. "You take now your farewell, and I do the same. Having lived nearly forty-two years in this climate, my strength decreaseth, and I look out for a blessed eternity. "God has dealt kindly, very kindly, with me.He has led me as a father, forgiven me ten thousand talents which I owed him, has given me a knowledge of his love, and the love of my Redeemer; has made me, unworthy creature, an instrument of his grace to convey some knowledge of the Redeemer to others; so that I have a lively hope of finding some with whom I shall sing the praises due to the blessed Jesus for ever and ever. "To complain I have no cause; except when I consider how often I have disobeyed him. Then I have reason enough to complain of myself. But I know the exceedingly great mercy of my God, who is willing to cover my sins, and to heal all my infirmities. "You, my dear friend, are younger in years, and may still live for some time. I entreat you to give your whole heart to him, who can fill it with eternal joy. All worldly goods are deficient in that respect. They may please us, but they cannot make us truly happy. Let us therefore take our refuge "Our Rajah here has been favored with some in him who has loved us, and given himself for us. alleviation of his subsidy. It is to be wished that he Live to his glory, and forget not that the true discimay make a good use of it. At present he is pre-ples of Jesus crucify the flesh and the lusts of it.paring every thing for the marriage of his daughter, who is now seven years old. "God bless you and your venerable mother!May we all share in the merits and blessing of the Redeemer-may we live to his glory, and be daily prepared for eternal bliss!" "P. S. I have been informed that my letter to some gentlemen in London has been of great use to the Rajah's cause. Would to God that this might do some good to the oppressed Polygars! You have my full leave to show it." On the 8th of July following Mr. Swartz thus congratulated his friend on his marriage. Be guided by the blessed Spirit of God-trust not in your own strengh-watch and pray, and the God of peace be with you. May we see one another in a world where sin and sorrow are not to be met with. "So wishes your affectionate Friend, "P. S. As long as I live, or have any strength, I shall write to you. Adieu." The following letter to Mrs. Hudleston, will be read with equal interest and pleasure. Mr. Hudleston was evidently the bearer of it. "DEAR MADAM, "Tanjore, March 8, 1792. "As I am a friend to your dear consort, with whom I have spent many happy years, I am certain that you will honor me with that appellation. "With great pleasure I have read that you have found a consort according to your wishes. I beg you to remember me to her in the kindest manner. May you both be happy in all respects! According to the character you have given me of her, I make no doubt but you will both endeavor to live to the praise and glory of Him who has loved us, and given his life for us as a sacrifice of atonement.-wished and hoped that he still might be beneficial to Tell Mrs. Hudleston that I am highly obliged for this country, particularly as we now have a pleasing the agreeable book she sent me. May you enjoy prospect of peace. But God's will be done, who best cannot but feel sorrow at his departure. I |
