To this specific charge Schwartz had a clear denial to give. On the occasion referred to, he was visiting some villages whose inhabitants were infamous thieves, and it is true that when he took off his stock some thievish boys did take it away. But neither that nor the buckle was stolen by Christians, they were pure heathen, and even they restored the property and handed over the boys for punishment. “Neither did I preach,” rejoined Schwartz, “at that time. Mr. Campbell says I preached for two hours. I did not so much as converse with any man. This poor story, totally misrepresented, is alleged by Mr. M. Campbell to prove the profligacy of Christians, whom he called with a sneer, ‘_virtuous and enlightened people_.’ If he has no better proof, his conclusion is built upon a bad foundation and I shall not admire his logic; truth is against him. “Neither is it true that the best part of those people are Pariahs. Had Mr. M. Campbell visited, even once, our Church he would have observed that _more than two-thirds were of high caste_, and so it is at Tranquebar and Vepery.” He then goes on to prove how unfounded is the assertion that “a missionary is a disgrace to any country.” Speaking not of himself alone but also of his fellow-worker, Mr. Jaenické, he shows how in times of difficulty the Government have been only too thankful to enlist their services. On one occasion one of the richest inhabitants said to him, “Sir, if you send a person to us, send one who has heard all your ten commandments,” and another time a Rajah said to one of the leading men of the British Government: “_We all, you and I, have lost our credit, let us try whether the inhabitants will trust Mr. Schwartz._” And they did so. In fact, if the Christians at all risks had not stood loyal at such a crisis the Fort could not have resisted the attack. It was not the poor native Christians who were living profligate lives, but the Gentoo dubashes who were lending money at exorbitant interest and were allowed to collect the same without any supervision.