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XCMS - Church Missionary Society archive - 1799-2009
B - Overseas Division (initially 'Foreign Division') 1799-1959 - 1803-1959
OMS - Overseas mission series - 1803-1934
I1 - North India mission - 1815-1934
C E - Early Correspondence - 1815-1820
2 - Correspondence and journals: 2 March 1818 - 4 April 1820 - 1818-1820
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CMS/B/OMS/C I1 E2/6
Title
Letter from Corrie to Secretary: 23 March 1818: Benares
Extent
1 doc.
Date
1818
Description
Gives good account of fervour of the Good Friday congregation addressed by Bowley at Chunar, the gift of land for a church there, and the flourishing schools; Adlington is coming from Agra with the Christian youths he is educating; Jay Narain wishes CMS to take over the management of his school; he has given a house for Adlington; Bowley and C. think Buxar promising for a mission station; C. established school at Baglipore on his way to Benares; feels need of more heartening communication with other mission stations; terrible conditions around have a dulling effect; more devoted missionaries are needed; encloses 3
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