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defire of your correfpondent members in New-England; and as they,in their candor, tho't it adapted to serve the noble design of the commiffion with which you had honored them, it was their pleasure to depute me, with all humble deference, to infcribe it to you in their name.

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THESE THE power communicated to us, in virtue of the Royal charter granted to you, gave rife to thofe endeavours, which have, under the Divine fmiles, obtained confiderable fums towards the fupport of the millions

miffions to the western Indians, of which you will have fome account in these papers: And we doubt not, it will be a fatisfaction to you, if you should find, that a fair profpect is opened to diffufe the knowledge of Chrift in thefe uttermoft parts of the earth.

WE bow the knee in grateful acknowledgements to the God and Father of our Lord Jefus Christ, who has made you fuccessful inftruments in cultivating the minds, and rectifying the manners, of fuch multitudes A 2

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in the ifles and highlands of Scotland at the fame time, we remember with regret, that your kind and generous attempt, fome years ago, to chriftianife the Indians on the eastern borders of this province, was not profpered according to your pious wifhes. Your miffionaries then went to Indians, who had been strongly prepoffeffed in favor of the idolatries and fuperftitions of Rome, They are now gone to Indian-nations, who have not been under management by popish priests are faithful in their labors,

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and wife to conduct them, it may reasonably be expected, that they will, with the concurring bleffing of God, be happily inftrumental in fpreading the name, and fettling the kingdom, of the Redeemer, in this remote corner of the world.

IT was with a special view to the gospelising these Indians, that you were pleafed to constitute us your correfpondent members and as, in profecution of so benevolent a design, we have been generously helped by public bodies, as well as private

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perfons; we promise ourfelves we fhall not want your kind affiftance: efpecially, as we herein act by delegation from you. The income of your funds may not be more than fufficient to anfwer the calls from thofe numerous fchools, and important miffions, which are fupported at your charge: but we queftion not your wifdom to devife, or readinefs to carry into effect, fuch measures as fhall put it in your power to encourage us, as far as may reasonably be expected, in going on with that work of pious charity