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"At Palamcotta, Mr. Janicke has instructed CHAP. many; and he delights in the truly Christian conduct of many. He thinks that the country people are more open to conviction. The children in the country found it difficult to be instructed. I have therefore built a spacious house for them, and intend to keep a charity school. Next month we are resolved to be

gin. We shall first take fifteen or twenty, and keep them free in victuals and clothes. If God be with us, we hope to enlarge, and take

in more.

"This country is still managed by the Company. Last week a new treaty was offered to the rajah's approbation and signature. But the conditions were rather hard; so that he will not be able to comply with them.

By this time I hope you are settled in London. I heartily wish that you may find your present situation beneficial to soul and body. May the Lord Jesus, who has bought and redeemed us, be our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. May we rejoice in him, and may that joy be our strength, by which we may overcome all temptations! For temptations, we, no doubt, shall meet every where. Let us be strong in the Lord, and watch and pray till we have finished our warfare.

After repeated inquiries, the venerable Dr. Schultz, of Halle, succeeded, in the course of this year, in obtaining, in the Rev. C. W. Pezold, who had been educated at Wittemberg, one whom he could recommend to the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge, for the arduous work of a missionary. In the month of October, Mr. Pezold arrived in England, and, previously to his departure for India, a charge was delivered to him, at the request of the Society, by the late Rev. Dr. Glasse, in the course of which he thus refers to him, whom he justly styled " the admirable Mr. Swartz," as "an example of all that is great and good and imitable in the character of a Christian missionary; one that has hazarded his life for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; one that has been enabled not only to conciliate the affections of the ignorant and unlearned, but to overcome the deep-rooted prejudices of such, as had been long habituated to a most unreasonable system of theology, and which, to the utter astonishment

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of those who are blesssed with superior light, they CHAP. hold, amidst all its absurdities, (I had almost 1792. said amidst all its abominations,) in the highest veneration and esteem. Many of these has the indefatigable Mr. Swartz converted to the pure and apostolical faith, by a conciliatory behaviour, peculiarly suited to his situation; a behaviour which, whilst it has endeared him to the common orders of men, has procured him admission even before the throne of the proudest monarch of the east: there do we find this worthy servant of God, pleading the cause of Christianity, and interceding for the protection of his mission, and doing it without offence: there do we find him, renouncing every personal consideration, regardless of every personal advantage, and, in the true spirit of the divine lawgiver, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God,' than to enjoy any pleasures or distinctions which this world could afford him; esteeming the reproach of Christ,' and the advancement of a despised religion, 'greater riches' than Indian treasures; because, with Moses, he had respect' to a future and eternal recompence of reward.' In a word, we find him in every place, and on every occasion, conducting himself as one who had determined to know and to regard nothing but the interests of a crucified Saviour, and the propagation of his gospel."

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While the character of Swartz was thus deservedly eulogised, an equally just tribute of approbation was paid to his valuable fellowlabourers, and particularly to Mr. Gerické, with whom it was intended that Mr. Pæzold should be immediately associated at Madras, as a most devoted and zealous missionary, who merited every testimony of respect from the Society with which he was connected.

CHAPTER XIX.

Harsh treatment of Serfojee and the Widows 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 Investigation of Serfojee's Adoption-Administration of Tanjore Revenue restored to Ameer Sing-Swartz visits Mr. Gerické at Vepery-Their mutual testimony-Account of the Collaries-Mr. Janicke and Sattianaden at Palamcotta-Death and Character of Mr. Chambers-Letter of Swartz to his Widow.

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THOUGH the adopted son of the late rajah of Tan- CHAP. jore had been rescued from the controul of his successor, as already related, in the year 1790, the jealousy and animosity of Ameer Sing towards Serfojee, and the widows of his late brother, continued unabated, and had proceeded to so great a length during the two following years, that, in November 1792, it became absolutely necessary for the English government again to interfere for their protection.