| Description | May-Aug: 28 May 1828: Is grieved to hear of Mrs. Phipps' failing health; has not seen much of Powell since his daily contact with him at the time of his mother's death, but he seems well-liked and well-conducted; he is stationed at Barrackpore; the non-arrival of the 1825 report and Corrie's sixteen months absence [from Calcutta [Kolkata]] have kept him in ignorance of the sharp criticism of CMS at home; the debt contracted has been for the acquisition of premises which could be sold at double their cost; missionaries' books are sent to the library on their death or departure and headquarters will know what books have been sent from home; accounts will be detailed and regular now that Gisbourne and Dougal are treasurers; Corrie has always acted through the treasurer financially and now always states the purpose on the cheque; with the sending home of duplicate copies of journals extra writing has to be paid for [up to this point letter is handwriting of person other than Corrie];
11 Aug 1828: Corrie and the 'Calcutta Corresponding Committee' are much concerned as to the payment of sick missionaries at home; if an allowance for those from Bengal cannot be made in addition to the annual grant, let the allowance be deducted from the grant; the 'Calcutta Corresponding Committee' at its last meeting sent Mrs. Wilkinson a draft for a half-year's allowance; their third bishop, [James], has resigned and started for home, report says he is dead; news of home affairs gives cause for anxiety "whether we are to have peace or war abroad and whether is to take the lead at home Religion or Philosophy so called - whether the national character is to settle in liberality without religion or religion without liberality, for our evangelical men as they get up the ladder seem straightaway to join themselves with those they find at the top and there must be no complaining of the supineness or errors of those who have gone before and it is well if the error be not adopted with only a slight infusion of activity. What could Lord Calthorpe mean by saying in the House of Lords that the SPG could come triumphantly through enquiry, will he help her, and so prevent the reformation absolutely necessary" |