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enable you, advantageously, to enter on the work before you. Among 

 these friends you are especig^Uy indebted to the kindness and 

 liberality of the Rev. W. Wilson. His solicitude to forward Capt. 

 Fitz-Roy's views has been manifested toward these Fuegians, as well 

 as yourself, by his having had them under his immediate care at 

 Walthamstow for many months, in order to impart to them such 

 knowledge and information as seemed calculated to promote their 

 present and eternal welfare, and by contributing largely to the fund 

 raised for your use. 



From what has been just stated, you will perceive the peculiar 

 obligations under which you lie to Capt. Fitz-Roy and to Mr. 

 Wilson, and the interest which they both take in your undertaking. 

 You will especially consider yourself as bound to act under the 

 superintendence and direction of Capt. Fitz-Roy. We earnestly 

 recommend you to consult Capt. F. on all your plans and pro- 

 ceedings, and ever to act toward him with entire openness and un- 

 reserve. He is cordially desirous to promote the welfare of the 

 Fuegians, and is possessed of information and experience, authority 

 and influence, calculated, under the Divine blessing, powerfully to 

 advance the object you have in view. To him, therefore, you will 

 do well to refer on all occasions, and cheerfully conform to his 

 wishes. 



We trust that, in entering on this undertaking, you have been 

 influenced by a sincere desire to promote the glory of God and the 

 good of your fellow- creatures. These are the ends which those 

 friends have in view who have assisted you, and these they trust 

 that you, by the grace of God, will ever steadily keep in view 

 yourself. The means to be employed for the attainment of these 

 ends may be summed up in very few words : it is to make it 

 your study and endeavour to do these poor creatures all ;the good in 

 your power in every practicable way. By evidencing tliis to them 

 in the whole of your spirit and conduct, you will gain their con- 

 fidence and obtain influence over them, without which you cannot 

 expect to succeed. But it is not easy, steadily and consistently, 

 to maintain a line of conduct like this. To enable you to do it, you 

 must be " strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus," and this grace 

 must be sought by diligent prayer and a constant reading and 

 me<4itating on the word of God. Here lies your strength, and 

 hence, under God, must your success be derived. "Draw nigh to 



