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long expected Avatar was come, and in his name I proclaimed 

 to them remission of sins. But alas ! never in one instance has 

 the message of divine truth appeared to excite the smallest 

 interest in the Hindoos. Sabat says that I have not faith. 

 Perhaps it may be that they do not well understand my speech, 

 and that I do not take sufficient pains to explain to them, or in 

 short that I have not true love to their souls. 



26. Reached Cawnpore. 



27. Sunday, preached to the Dragoons. 

 September 1st. Resumed the Persian version. 

 3. Preached to the Artillery. 



10th. To the 53rd. 

 17. To the Dragoons. 



20. The Commander-in-chief, Greneral Hewitt, on his way to 

 Calcutta, arrived. He promised to have a church built here. 



24. Sunday, preached to the Artillery. 



25. Set out for Currah, to marry a couple, and returned on 

 28th. 



30th. At the General's : as usual, met with a cold reception. 

 Ever since a conversation I had with him on the wickedness of 

 swearing, he has been reserved and distant. 



October 1st. Preached to the 53rd. 



5. Sabat went to Lucknow. Received a summons from 

 Pertabgurh and another from Heitah in Bundlecund, to come 

 and marry a couple, but I refused both. If I am to be thus 

 dragged all over the country, my work interrupted, and my 

 strength exhausted, I may as well leave India. 



9. Dining at the superintending surgeon's, I reproved an 

 officer for swearing; he was very angry at being corrected, 

 and spoke sharply, but I was not at all disconcerted, and per- 

 sisted that I had done my duty. He then began to run down 

 all religion, on which I joined issue with him, and defied him to 

 prove any of his assertions. This gave rise to a discussion of 

 considerable length, which appeared, no doubt, something new to 

 an "Indian feasting party." Thus I go on, my dear brother. 



In these extracts you see the life I lead out of doors, and were 

 but this part of my duties tolerably executed, it would be fully 

 sufficient to occupy all my time. Two king's regiments, with 



