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but as yet no restriction has been placed by the Honourable (?) House upon the equally Honourable ( V ) Company ' s perfidy . All we hope is , that before long the general indignation at such a stain as the case now affixes upon our national character will cause fullest restitution of their rights to these devoted brothers of our Order . Their narrative , as simply put forth in their pamphlet , is horrifying in some of its details . Imagine , on the one side , Mahomed Ally ' s devotion to the
English being so strong as to defray , out of his own resources , the whole expense of the war on the coast of Coromandel , and of the siege of Pondicherry ; and on the other , his son dying of a broken heart , from the East-India Company ' s tyranny , which compelled his son again to appear before their officers , and be torn from the bedside of his father ' s dead body on the very day of his decease / It is all very
well , with hypocritical mealy-mouthedness , to invoke blandly the defence of Heaven against the devices of our enemies ; but the better way to obtain it is , to fall prostrate with shame over our own infamous transgressions in China and India , and with these humbling revelations of our iniquity towards the unfortunate Carnatic princes , to pray that " our own pride may be abated ; " and that we may be taught to practise , if not the loving-kindness , yet , at all events , the
honesty we preach . We shall be happy to forward to any Brother a copy of the pamphlet now issued relative to the above disgraceful conduct of the Government and the Company .
Saturday Half-Holidays, And The Better Observance Of The Lord's Day.
SATURDAY HALE-HOLIDAYS , AND THE BETTER OBSERVANCE OE THE LORD'S DAY .
Sir , —The Rev . Dr . Cumming , in his inimitable Lecture , delivered before the Young Men ' s Christian Association , in Exeter Hall , on "Labour , Best , and Recreation" well observed , " Let the employer give half-holidays and holidays , and man will have his day for the Crystal Palace , and the Christian will have his Sunday for solemn service and devout worship . " Again , " Next to the Bible , I know no fountain of a pure morality so large and exhaustless as the Sabbath , and no speedier way to ruin on one side , and loss on the other , than its
desecra-[ Fxtracted from the "Sentinel , " of Saturday , 22 nd December , 1855 . ]
tion and NEGLECT . " Entertaining similar sentiments to the above , I venture with all boldness , knowing the manly , Christian , uncompromising , and anti-expediency character of your journal , to inclose you a copy of my letter upon the above subject , addressed to Lord Cranworth , and of his Lordship ' s prompt reply thereto , through his principal secretary , the Hon . W . C . Spring Bice , and trust that its publication may not prove uninteresting to your numerous readers , especially to those who truly value the privileges of the Gospel .
In truth and love , yours , John Robt . Taylor . 54 , Chancery Lane , 15 th Dec , 1855 . ( Copy . )
SATURDAY HALE-HOLIDAYS . 54 , Chancery Lane , Dec . 6 th , 1855 . My Lord , —The importance of the subject-matter of the inclosed pamphlet will , I hope , recommend its perusal to your Lordship ' s favourable consideration . It is a subject on which there appears to be but little difference of opinion , and if carried out , it will do more in preventing the desecration of the Sabbath than any legislative enactment could effect . It will bo seen in the Introduction , that Lord Ebrington is decidedly in favour of the movement , an opinion which is shared by Mr . Charles Dickens , Lord Robert Grosvenor , Mr . Commissioner Holroyd ,
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but as yet no restriction has been placed by the Honourable (?) House upon the equally Honourable ( V ) Company ' s perfidy . All we hope is , that before long the general indignation at such a stain as the case now affixes upon our national character will cause fullest restitution of their rights to these devoted brothers of our Order . Their narrative , as simply put forth in their pamphlet , is horrifying in some of its details . Imagine , on the one side , Mahomed Ally ' s devotion to the
English being so strong as to defray , out of his own resources , the whole expense of the war on the coast of Coromandel , and of the siege of Pondicherry ; and on the other , his son dying of a broken heart , from the East-India Company ' s tyranny , which compelled his son again to appear before their officers , and be torn from the bedside of his father ' s dead body on the very day of his decease / It is all very
well , with hypocritical mealy-mouthedness , to invoke blandly the defence of Heaven against the devices of our enemies ; but the better way to obtain it is , to fall prostrate with shame over our own infamous transgressions in China and India , and with these humbling revelations of our iniquity towards the unfortunate Carnatic princes , to pray that " our own pride may be abated ; " and that we may be taught to practise , if not the loving-kindness , yet , at all events , the
honesty we preach . We shall be happy to forward to any Brother a copy of the pamphlet now issued relative to the above disgraceful conduct of the Government and the Company .
Saturday Half-Holidays, And The Better Observance Of The Lord's Day.
SATURDAY HALE-HOLIDAYS , AND THE BETTER OBSERVANCE OE THE LORD'S DAY .
Sir , —The Rev . Dr . Cumming , in his inimitable Lecture , delivered before the Young Men ' s Christian Association , in Exeter Hall , on "Labour , Best , and Recreation" well observed , " Let the employer give half-holidays and holidays , and man will have his day for the Crystal Palace , and the Christian will have his Sunday for solemn service and devout worship . " Again , " Next to the Bible , I know no fountain of a pure morality so large and exhaustless as the Sabbath , and no speedier way to ruin on one side , and loss on the other , than its
desecra-[ Fxtracted from the "Sentinel , " of Saturday , 22 nd December , 1855 . ]
tion and NEGLECT . " Entertaining similar sentiments to the above , I venture with all boldness , knowing the manly , Christian , uncompromising , and anti-expediency character of your journal , to inclose you a copy of my letter upon the above subject , addressed to Lord Cranworth , and of his Lordship ' s prompt reply thereto , through his principal secretary , the Hon . W . C . Spring Bice , and trust that its publication may not prove uninteresting to your numerous readers , especially to those who truly value the privileges of the Gospel .
In truth and love , yours , John Robt . Taylor . 54 , Chancery Lane , 15 th Dec , 1855 . ( Copy . )
SATURDAY HALE-HOLIDAYS . 54 , Chancery Lane , Dec . 6 th , 1855 . My Lord , —The importance of the subject-matter of the inclosed pamphlet will , I hope , recommend its perusal to your Lordship ' s favourable consideration . It is a subject on which there appears to be but little difference of opinion , and if carried out , it will do more in preventing the desecration of the Sabbath than any legislative enactment could effect . It will bo seen in the Introduction , that Lord Ebrington is decidedly in favour of the movement , an opinion which is shared by Mr . Charles Dickens , Lord Robert Grosvenor , Mr . Commissioner Holroyd ,