Colonial Ecclesiastical Establishment Book

Text extracted from opening pages of book: Colonial < ccie# ia* tical 4E0tafiU0ljment; BEING A BRIEF VIEW OF THE STATE OF TUB COLONIES OF GREAT BRITAIN, AND OP HER ASIATIC EMPIRE, IN EESPECT TO RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION: PREFACED BY SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE NATIONAL DUTY OF AFFORDING IT. TO WHICH IS ADDED, A SKETCH OF AN ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR BRITISH INDIA. HUMBLY SUBMITTED TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. BY THE REV. CLAUDIUS BJIC& A& AN, D. D. LATE VICE-PROVOST OF THE COLLEGE OF FORT WILLIAM IN BENGAL, AND MEMBER OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETY. LONDON : PRINTED FOR CADELL AND DAVIES, IN THE STRAND. 1813, CONTENTS. . THE Law of God recognised by a Christian Legislature. To what Nation chiefly belongs the Duty of extending Christianity at this time 3 That duty recognised by Rome for many ages. Imperfectly executed Taught Christianity without the Bible Col lege de propaganda Fide 7 The responsibility of propagating Christianity devolves on Great Britain 10 The Voice of Providence, in the Course of Events, calls Great Britain to the undertaking. A simultaneous effort - in all Christian nations to extend Christianity 13 THE MEANS OF EXTENDING CHRISTIANITY, three ; viz. t. Religious Missions. The three Societies of the Church of England for propagating the Gospel 16 2. Translations and new Editions of the Scriptures. OurUni versities urged to renew their exertions, at the present time, as to this mode of extending the knowledge of the Revelation of God 35 3. Extension of the National Church. Scarcely any exten sion of our Church for 250 years. In that period our temporal dominion extended over a great part of the world ; 23 A GENERAL COLONIAL ECCLESIASTICAL ESTA BLISHMENT. West Indies, Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Ceylon, South Africa, and New South Wales. A Representative of the Church CONTENTS. Page ot' inferior dignity at Java, Isles of Mauritius and Bour bon, West Africa, and Malta 33 The office of Confirmation appears to be renounced in our foreign dominions 40 Literary Representatives of Christianity to be stationed in ditterentcountrfes ; as Greek Islarids, Lesser Asia, Syria, Abyssinia, Krivan, Bagdad, & c 42 Existing Missions of all denominations in the British domi nions abroad. Not the Church of England, but other denominations of Christians, who are forming the reli gion in the British foreign dominions 45 WEST INDIES. Huve a prior claim to the East, on the attention of Britain. Moral state of the Slaves. Admirable Effects of Chris tianity on many Slaves 53 State of the Church of England in the West Indies, in regard to its efficiency as an instrument of instructing the people 56 Mulattos The half-cast race in the East and West Indies, in the most degraded state. Their case must come at last before Parliament. The local governments incompetent to provide a remedy against their increase and degrada tion % 62 Instruction of the Negroes by Missionaries 66 Edict concerning Teachers of Christianity in Jamaica. Mis sionaries imprisoned. Revoked by his Majesty 72 Second Edict, in 1807. Slaves to be whipped for praying or singing Psalms Revoked by his Majesty. The op position to the instruction of Slaves still maintained Requires the interference of the Legislature 77 EAST INDIES; Attention of Legislature first due to Native Christians, under our dominion 84 Ceylon. Three Hundred and Forty-two Thousand Protestant Christians, and only three English Chaplains 85 Java may become the instrument in our hands of extejid ing and confirming pure Christianity in the Pacific Ocean 37 CONTENTS, Native Christians in India, of all denominations: Nine Hun dred Thousand in number : destitute, in general, of the Charter of their Faith. As being children of the State, legislative provision ought to be made for supplying them, as is done to the Christians at home. Syrian Christians. Romish Syro-Christians. Fatal effects to a Church, resulting from the loss of the Bible. Example to the Roman Catholics in our sister island 83 HindostRead More