“Yesterday I baptised my little boy by the name of Osman Daniel.[71] The child afterwards was reading the Gospels almost all day. I have not shewn your _muvishtee_ to Fitrut. He has got to the end of Joshua, and does on an average more than two chapters a day. Beside that without your reviewing his work, it will be but little worth; and if he were doing it by task work, it would be still more incorrect. The first discontent he shewed was only the usual policy of an Indian to try how far his influence extended; I took no notice of it, but positively refused his demands; and for two or three weeks made no inquiry after him, on which he came entirely into the old plan. He comes every day, and we translate a collect or two: and in this way I shall have the Prayer book, as well as the Bible translated. We have begun a little work of Mrs. Sherwood’s also, in the manner of the Pilgrim’s Progress, which I tell him, he shall receive some gratuity for doing. This seized upon him instantly, and he would fain have taken the book with him; but I would not allow that, lest the greater work be hindered.” Mr. Corrie’s private reflections on the religious services mentioned above, were as follow: “25th. [Dec. 1810] A large attendance at church, and above fifty attended at the Lord’s table. O may their souls be nourished by grace divine! My own heart all the morning unfeeling and hard, during the whole of divine worship; and at dinner on going to S.’s. to see their party of godly men, and joining in a hymn with them, my soul melted under a sense of the Lord’s grace and love to me. O may this impression remain; and may its constraining influence attend me! Prepare me for my evening work, O Lord the Spirit, Amen!” TO THE REV. D. BROWN. “Cawnpore, Dec. 26, 1810.