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      Rammohun Roy ' s publications will contribute a great deal towards convincing the Trinitarian world . I # ever thought that Indians would ever attain to much learning , especially to the dead languages of the ancients , which must cost long labour and great exertion of the mental powers ; but Rainrfioliira Roy ' s writings greatly encourage me to hope for better things and brighter days for long-debased Indians , ; . "

      In my letter dated 13 th December last , I have informed you of my having succeeded in printing our Liturgy . After that , I got printed the Collection of Scripture Texts containing the principal Doctrines and Duties of Religion ; the Faith and Worship of the Scriptures , contrasted with the Faith and Worship of the Church of England , The present tract in the press is , A Dialogue between an Idolist and a Worshiper p f God : to which are added , a Brief History of the Corruptions of Christianity , with its Reformation ; some Account of Rammohun Roy ' s Unitarianism , and of his Precepts of Jesus , and of its

      Defences by him , with a List of Mistranslations and False Readings of our Tamul Scriptures of the New Testament . The whole will contain about one hundred and thirty pages : one hundred pages are already printed off ; the remainder will be done in the course of the present month . I shall not be able to print any thing more till I am enabled by your Committee , which I hope will be very soon .

      Fifty copies of the Liturgy , fifty copies of the separate Catechism and Hymns , thirty-five copies of the Collection of the Scripture Texts , thirty-five copies of the Questions to Trinitarians , and thirty-five copies of the Faith and Worship of the Scriptures contrasted with the Faith and Worship of the Church of England , are bound , and are in circulation . Some of my brethren

      consented to pay me for the Prayer-Books and other Tracts , which . I think will nearly cover the present binding charges ; but to several that are not able to pay for them , and to those that are not Unitarians , yet desirous to read our books , I give it freely . Both our Schools are supplied with . Catechisms , Hymns , Collection of Scripture Texts , and Scripture books , without any expense to the parents of the children .

      , Every thing , by the bkssing of the Lord God of Israel , goes on quietly . My brethren are all pretty well , and well pleased with their printed books . My health also pretty good ; my attendance in the Chapel regular . My present labour is arranging and correcting my writings , making them ready for the press . If Providence blesses my highly-respected English Unitarian friends to enable me to print them , I shall leave the evidences of true religion in the hands of my countrymen in their own language , and end my days with much satisfaction to myself .

      If the Rev . W . Adam becomes your Missionary for India , I hope your Committee will have it in their view to make his mission extend to Madras : certainly an Unitarian Missionary would be of great service to us and to true religion \ n this part . The common reproach is , that we are too poor and few , and have no European teacher among us .

      Dr . T . Rees , in his letter to me , under date 19 th March , 1821 , has said , " Before you put any thing to press , it is desirable that we should have from you an estimate of the expense , calculated in English sterling money , that we may know what to do when we apply to our friends for contributions to meet the OIlIirfrpR " ' Wif limit mnr > h in ^ nnvf » nipn # » p trk rv »\ 7 ColF I vu * rml # l ir ** r \ r frlarllir the ch / Without much inconvenience to myself would ladl

      arges , very g y have done so , and waited with satisfaction for a supply of money before I began the work , if I was sure of the liberty . of the press , and also of iny life being continued to see it effected . As these were not to be foreseen , —without losing the opportunity , and trusting to God , who is able to remove all inconvenience and want , if he sees it proper to bless iny humble undertaking , —I ventured to print what little I could .

      I remain , my Reverend Sir , Your obedient Servant , WILLIAM ROBERTS .

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    • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Dec. 2, 1824, page 27, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1715/page/3/