that my sister may be amused with it when she arrives.” TO THE REV. J. BUCKWORTH. “April 25, 1808. “The heat of the climate induces a despondency entirely unknown to you. I perceive plainly that this despondency not a little infected my mind most of the last hot weather; which was, perhaps, increased by continued ill health. I have been enabled, however, to hold fast my integrity; nor ever have handled the word of God deceitfully; nor has the word been without witness. A great increase is now made to my evening congregations, which are my only joy, they coming voluntarily; and on Wednesday next, I begin a weekly lecture.... I am, through mercy, now in perfect health, and usual spirits; and see it ‘good for me to have been in trouble.’ My present mode of passing my time will give you, perhaps, pleasure, certainly amusement. On an average I do not dine from home above once a week, and seldom see any of my equals here, except a family, who, I hope, are pious, though their progress is slow. From morning (five o’clock till eight) I attend to my own private affairs, with a little exercise: then till three or four, learn the native languages; when every day, either some of the natives come to me to read the Scriptures, or I attend some place of meeting for that purpose. Mr. Martyn writes to me weekly: he is preparing a copy of the gospels in Hindoostanee for the press; this will be an invaluable acquisition: the one we have is so learned as to be unintelligible to the vulgar for the most part. I have altered [the version of] St. John’s Gospel which we use. The Acts of the Apostles especially delight the native teacher: I have told you of ----; you would be surprised to see the effect it has upon him; and the eagerness by which it is heard by others. I feel it to be too little regarded by myself, and am too apt to consider the divine manna a common thing. I send my father by these ships the history of a Brahmin’s conversion, whom I lately baptised.[41] I baptized a woman a fortnight since; and several of the soldiers’ native wives. Sinners are plainly under good impressions; but, Oh! the patience and perseverance necessary to deal with them! “Dr. Buchanan is on his way home: whatever he may publish will give you a true and clear insight into religious affairs here; except that you can have no idea of the magnitude of the work of conversion, unless you were here.” In the Journal, Mr. Corrie relates