An abstract of the annual reports and correspondence of the Society for promoting Christian knowledge, from the commencement of it connexion with the east india missions, a. d. 1709, to the present day; together with the charges to the missionaries at different periods, on their departure for their several missions.
London.
Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1814.
First edition.
8vo.
xvi, 730pp. With a half-title. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, marbled edges. Rubbed, lightly marked, spine sunned, joints starting. Marbled endpapers, scattered spotting, occasional marginal chipping.
The first edition of an authoritative account of the missionary work of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in India. The accounts reveal that East India Missionaries laboured under difficult circumstances, combatting not only the antipathy of the natives but also the obstruction of the Roman Catholics. These latter they accuse of adding to the number of their converts by improper means - such as offering baptism when the natives are likely to die, so that they may avoid funeral expenses'.
£ 450.00
Antiquates Ref: 32537
