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CONTENT S.

CHAPTER I.

The Ante-Protestant Era-Legend of St. Thomas-Pantænus-Frumentius-The Syrian Churches-Francis Xavier-Inroads of the Papacy -Menezes-The Jesuit Missions

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CHAPTER II.

Establishment of the East India Company-Immorality of the first English Settlers-Strife at the Presidencies-The first Church Services-Exhortations of the Directors-The first Protestant

Church

CHAPTER III.

The first Protestant Mission-Ziegenbalg and Plutscho-Missionary
Efforts at Tranquebar-Encouragement of the Company's Chaplains
-Schwartz and Kiernander

CHAPTER IV.

Progress of Christianity in Bengal-Kiernander-His labours in Calcutta -State of society there-Hastings and Francis-Drinking, gaming, and duelling-Female society-Nautches-The Press.

CHAPTER V.

Progress of Morality and Religion-The administration of Lord Cornwallis-Charles Grant and John Shore-The Malda Mission-The Clapham Sect-The War of Pamphlets

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Page 65, head line, for "FRENCH," read "FIRST."

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PREFACE.

I HAVE been thinking, for many years, of such a work as this-or of one, perhaps, of greater pretensions. But for circumstances affecting my daily life, and limiting my powers of literary labour, I might have indented more largely upon the patience of the reader. As it is, I give this volume to the world, with some confidence that the interest of the subject will atone for any inefficiency in its treatment.

When the great rebellion of 1857 was at its height, and every mail was bringing from India fresh tidings of disasters suffered or retrieved, I often found in society that men would turn away from the consideration of the most important political events, or the most touching personal incidents, to discuss the great subject of the future place of India among the Christian nations of the world. The missionary seemed, even then, to overlay the military element in men's minds; and now the Indian question has become so largely a religious question, that many have ceased to regard it in any other light. A profound interest, indeed, has been awakened, and I trust that it is an enduring

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