We were fenfible fome could not underftand our Motives, and
others wpuld fufpedt or mifinterpret them; but confcious- o f the
fii^lidty.anA'gdft^firaeeritjEf wHid^pBDinpted u§ to the uji^ertafeiiigi
we.perfexeredjundifinayecL with difficulties, and, tlpyagh the good
hand of- our .God over.us.fongoodj have fucceeded- beyond; our* moft
fanguine expectations. -
- The variou&.Reps in;wbich. we-hav© proceeded are now-before-the
public, and -fiihmitted teethe attention o f ^w^-who* would meditate
on the wondrous maze o f Providence, and contemplate the great
events that fpring from means apparently the m o l inconliderable.
On jkbtt^dn^SHit intenfibhsdfo ffi& pubhb, - Wejnet a fpirit o f zeal
ind liberality - WgMy . encouraging-* applications manifold were
poured in o f candidates * for the.miffion, with fuhfcriptions adequate
to the. undertakings None but men the naoftifekdbfor piety were to
beadmittecL; We were defirous to- obtain fome-pofllfifediof- literary
attainments, but- especially to procure adepts* i l i a n d
peCupatidris^as,. would make us moft-aeceptable- to the heathen-ift-that
Hate o&diiferior. civilization to - whiefe-they Were-ady^®®- A mtetiji
committee o f minifters, approved- for e v a n g e lic e p ^ e if& s f4nsd
ability* was- appointed to- examine the-candidates* as tosthfeir views*
capacity, and knowledge in the myftcries o f gddlinefs. Many were
rejected* and only iholih received* who, after repeated and- careful attention
to ' thcfobjeCfc, by-inquiries; i«to-tlteir-ccaidu^^M‘;ehara!6Ibti:
had thefirpngeft recommendations from the minifters and congregations
with whom thgy-had been-jpined- in communion* andxjfiwhofe'
intelligence and devotednefs to the work we had the fulleft-evidence.
Thirty men, fix women, and‘ three children, wereapproved; and’
prefented to the direCtor-s for the commencement o f the million.
L ist o f /^ •i!Miss»ioi<tARJi'^s inMm etybqr$&3r$kboïtfct Jïhe Duff‘s
■aïElac'P&all. H
NO. , NAMES. AGE,
-1 Rev. Japies ifleéè1 Cover'1- 34
'2 8
3 - ...... . JapA Jefférfbri
4 ------Thomas. Lewis 1 31
S Mr. HerityBickhdd! 'ig i
6 —— DàttiHi: Bd#e0
- 1 —— Benj. Bfoomnalf ■ io
8 — — John BütdknarC ' ■ v‘ ‘
9 -------James Cooper i 28 ;
JO. -------JqhnCook„ *3
;i:h —■— William Crook 2-1 .
12 jgjfö—fiamuel'Clode. - ■ ■ 35
!-3. — Jphn, A^Gillham \ $,% i
14 - ■ ■ Pettr Hodggs-
1 ÄSs^Wjlli^n Henry 2-3?'
■ ----- - John Harris
s ■ Hudden ,
■ ■—p-'.Satopglt Harper , . 2.0;
w - —- Rowland- Haffell 1 mm
20 — - Seth Kelfo .48.
21 —— Edward Main ' 24
22. -. Ilaac Nohbs À
ày j——x .Hgnry rNstt-n* '
24 — Francis Oakes » 1 1
OCgU-PATIOiJS,
Ordained miniiter. -
6 0 . ' .
Do.
Do. and has attended the hospitals
v arid'-^lpenfaries,v; and
■. underftahds printing.
Houfe carpenter, fawyer," and
whM^right,
•Shopkeeper.
Buckle and harnefs maker.
:Taylor.'
Shoemaker,
Carpenter.
Gentleman’s -feryant.J^bd-rfince
tinworker,-
Whitefmith and gardener.
Ijuvgepn-. jjjj .j
Smith .and brazipr..
Carpenter- and joiner. i
Cooper.- j..
Butcher.
Cot,ton> manufacturer.
Indian .weaver-.
Weaverv
Taylor (late1 of the royal artil-
Hatter*, nj.
Bricklayer. -
Shoemaker.