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merit for India, upon a very large scale, has been publicly recom- 
mended by the Rev. Dr. Buchanan. Were its expediency in other 
respects agreed upon, I fear the present state of the revenue in that 
country, would render such a serious addition to the expenditure, 
unjustifiable ; but the maintenance of one Bishop could not reason- 
ably be objected to ; for, with a revenue of eleven millions, it 
becomes a duty to appropriate a part to religious purposes, and 
not a mere consideration of eligibility; I therefore concur with 
the Doctor, in an earnest wish that such an appointment should 
take place without delay. In the contemplation of such a measure, 
I shall state my ideas relative to the situation, authority, and duties 
of a Bishop for India. 
I conceive it to be essentially requisite that the person appointed 
to this sacred office, should devote himself to it for life, renouncing 
every expectation of returning to England in advanced years, and 
enjoying himself in indolence upon a pension. He should consider 
the tie connecting him with his diocese as indissoluble, and place 
all his felicity in performing his duties with fidelity and honour. 
He should be free from the rage of proselyting, that he maybe able 
to observe with impartiality the conduct of those whose zeal leads 
them to attempt the conversion of the Hindoos, and that he may 
prevent a recurrence of that violation of their prejudices, which 
has so recently been practised by some of the Missionaries ; a con- 
duct highly reprehensible, which, if persevered in, will certainly 
induce them to decline all instruction, if it does not provoke them 
to expel the British from India. He should be invested with the 
full power of suspending and ordering home any of his delinquent 
clergy, without which it would be impossible for him to maintain 
