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      Political Intelligence.—Tlie Wellington ...

      cause from an enlightened desire for its promotion . Their situation is an arduous one . It requires pre-eminent ability aud integrity . If they fall , it will be most disgrace fully . If they accomplish what we trust are their intentions , they will do the wort of Providence , brighten the glory of our country , and gladden good men ' s hearts .

      872 Intelligence.—Letter From William Ro...

      872 Intelligence . —Letter from William Roberts , of Madras .

      Joseph Roberts, The Son Of Our Worthy Mi...

      Joseph Roberts , the son of our worthy Missionary at Madras , has just arrived in England . He appears to be an intelligent , well-disposed youth , and likely to answer the zealous and bencvoleait object contemplated in his being brought to this country , viz . to qualify Vini for acting with efficiency , under ihe blessing of Providence , as an Unitarian Christian Missionary in his native land . The Committee of the Association are

      making arrangements for his domestication for the present with a Unitarian minister possessing the requisite character and attainments for so important a task , under whose care he will iin mediately enter upon a course of instruction preparatory to that which will have especial reference to his future office and work-

      Letter From William Roberts, Of Madras.

      Letter from William Roberts , of Madras .

      To the Rev . W . J . Fox . Pursewaukum , Rev . Sir , April 9 S 1830 . In last month I have received a letter from A . Chioiah , of Seeunderabad , in which he says a Catholic family , a man with his wife and four children , a Heathen family , a man and his wife , has lately joined his little congregation . His

      schoolmaster , Sattinanuthan Meguel , that went from Pursewaukum two years ago , after a short illness , died on the 12 th March . Meguel , in addition to his school duties , acted the part of an active Unitarian teacher ; beiiag well acquainted with the Scriptures and religious controversies , he became a very agreeable companion to Chiuiah , and promoted the cause of truth with success ; his death is much felt and regretted by Chiniah and his

      congregation . Ciiiniali has written to mie for Another schoolmaster to take the vacant place of the deceased , and he entreats me very strongly to write'in his behalf to < our respectable Unitarian friends to procure aid to keep up his puhlic worship aqd pay bis schoolmaster : hitherto he'has borne the whole of the expense himself alone , and it now becomes ttoo Iheavy for him to bear much longerp specially of paying his schoolmaster three

      Letter From William Roberts, Of Madras.

      pagodas a niomth . Therefore through

      this I earnestly entreat my respectable English aisd American friends to calL their kind attention to this earnest and unavoidable request of my humble fellow-labonrer Chiuiah . My kind friends

      and well-wishers of mankind , by everlasting deeds , patronize him also and afford your aid to him , and that before he becomes too much impoverished . Let none of us have cause to repent and despair in our humble endeavours ; may it appear more and iuore to the world by your patronizing us , that hutnble-cir - cumstanced inferior , individual

      endeavours to * erve mankind according to their capacity , are not slighted by those of well -circumstanced and of superior abilities- , ( That individuals endeavouring to serve the cause of truth are not left too long to struggle by themselves and become impoverished , till abler men are sent forth to propagate the principles off truth and virtue more effectually . Your patronizing native individual endeavours ^ may , under God ' s blessing , excite the zeal of other natives to come forward

      fearlessly to hold up to our countrymen ' s view the pure and consoling gospel , which we have received from indefatigable European industry , and are preserved by the same fostering arm . I ara now looking out for a schoolmaster for Seeunderabad . David Theroowithian is returned from Penang ; h « e has circulated tracts > and left hearers and traces of Unitarian

      Christianity in Penang , Malaca , and Siukapoore . Robert Macdonald is still living in Moelmyne . 1 have wrote him a letter in last year ; in answer to it he desired to have some of my tracts ; accordingly in January this year 1 have sent hinn a good parcel of my printed tracts . A young man of our society , Solomon Mariapan , lately went and returned from Moelmyne iii last month : he had a letter from me

      to JMacdomald , and brought an answer from him ; my parcel of tracts did not reach him . then . MacdouaLd in his letter , and this young man also , says that he adheres to Unitarian Christianity and professes it openly 9 he even preaches to the natives in their own language , which he has learnt since he has been iu JVlo ' eliuyne ; he is married , and lias childteti Our young man says further , that Macdotiald was employed by a Trinitarian nuissiuriaiy gentleman as their native preacher , but was turned out from the service o * n account of his Unitarian sentiments ; Ihe afterward acted as a mesH butler to gentlemen j from this also through the oilteiuusness of staunch Tri-

  • Citation
    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1830, page 872, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/mrp_02121830/page/72/