“In the beginning of this month I baptized, at Chunar, a Brahmin, and a Moonshee, in the presence of the native christian congregation, and of many Heathen and Mahomedans. The Brahmin declared that he had visited all the places reputed holy by Hindoos, from Brindrinath in the borders of the snowy mountains in the N. W., to Juggernauth in the lower parts of Bengal, but found nothing on which his mind could rest, till he heard the gospel at Chunar. That he found all the Hindoos in error, and plainly told them so; in proof of his being in earnest, [he] broke off the Brahmin’s cord, (or, as he called it, ‘the lying cord,’) before them all. The Moonshee bore a similar testimony respecting the insufficiency of the Mahomedan faith.[107] Three more are waiting for my next visit to Chunar in order to be then baptized.... These are encouraging circumstances; may God grant us his blessing to improve them to his glory!” But besides relating such encouraging circumstances as these, Mr. Corrie’s correspondence contains many incidental notices, also, of his intercourse with natives of all classes. Thus on the 18th of August, he informs Mr. Sherer:-- “We are going on as usual here, doing a little: ‘unknown and yet well known.’ Several of the high Natives have visited me lately; chiefly from the intimacy they perceived Mr. Bird[108] had formed with us; but it led, though they meant it not, to religious discussions. A near relation of the Rajah of Benares, took away yesterday a Hindoostanee New Testament, and Hindoostanee Prayer-book, with evident desire, after a long discussion on subjects connected with them.” And, again, in writing to the same relative in the month of October, Mr. C. observes:-- “Joy Narain’s school goes on very well. Many of good caste and family now come for instruction in English. The enquiries they make on religious subjects, have led to the conviction, in several, of the folly of idolatry. Indeed, I am obliged to refrain at times from talking with them, lest the whole design should be obstructed by the rapid progress some of them are making in Christian knowledge.”