CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 262

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a population consisting in a great measure of more children and people advanced in life. From the same causes, the London Society's Mission to the Chinese there, did not rest and end with the success that had been anticipated. The conducting both of the Mission and the College was left to the same individuals, and in the dispensations of Providence, these were not infrequently reduced by death and necessary removals to a single Missionary. Indeed, the station was in consequence entirely vacant, and the work of Education was thus not carried on continuously nor with the attention and vigour which its importance demanded.

The Directors of the London Missionary Society have for some years been fully aware of the deficiencies of their operations in Malacca, and have been anxious to embrace the earliest opportunity of removing the College to a more favourable situation. No sooner did they learn the advantageous terms of the peace which had been concluded by Your Excellency with the Emperor of China, than they met together and issued to their missionaries the instructions to which we have referred above.

And in making provision for the conduct of the Institution in this Island, we have thought it advisable to make a considerable alteration and enlargement of the plan on which it has hitherto been conducted.

To secure the confidence of the British Government and of the foreign Community in China, it is proposed that the management of its affairs shall be under a Committee, in which various members of the Foreign Community shall be associated with the missionaries of the London Missionary Society.

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260 the a population consisting in a great measure of more children and people advanced in life. From the same causes, the London Society's Mission to the Chinese there, did not rest and end with the success that had been anticipated. The conducting both of the Mission and the College was left to the same individuals, and in the dispensations of Providence, these were not infrequently reduced by death and necessary removals to a single Missionary. Indeed, the station was in consequence entirely vacant, and the work of Education was thus not carried on continuously nor with the attention and vigour which its importance demanded. The Directors of the London Missionary Society have for some years been fully aware of the deficiencies of their operations in Malacca, and have been anxious to embrace the earliest opportunity of removing the College to a more favourable situation. No sooner did they learn the advantageous terms of the peace which had been concluded by Your Excellency with the Emperor of China, than they met together and issued to their missionaries the instructions to which we have referred above. And in making provision for the conduct of the Institution in this Island, we have thought it advisable to make a considerable alteration and enlargement of the plan on which it has hitherto been conducted. To secure the confidence of the British Government and of the foreign Community in China, it is proposed that the management of its affairs shall be under a Committee, in which various members of the Foreign Community shall be associated with the missionaries of the London Missionary Society.
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a populatine consisting in a great measure of more children und people advanced in life. From the same causes, the Lendor Society's Inission to the Chinese there, did rest andel with

success that had been anticipated. The conderating both of the Mission and the College was left to the same individuals, and in the dispensations of 6 vorne Providence, these were, not confrequently reduced by death and necessary. removate be a single Minifsionary Invelimies,

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dvantageous terms of the peace which had concluded by Your Excellency with the "Can peror of China; than they mat, logelker, issued to their missionaries the instructions to which we have referred above.

and

I'm making provision for the conduct of the Institution in this Island, we have thought it advisable to make a considerable alteration

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To seeme the confidence of the British Iovernment and of the foreign Community in China, it is proposed that the management of it's affairs shall be under a Committee, in 1 hich various members of the Foreign Community : hall be associated with the missionaries of

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