Letter: Reverend Henry Tacy to Reverend Josiah Pratt, 30 March 1818
Reverend Henry Tacy
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letter
Maori Subject Headings
Reverend Josiah Pratt
30 March 1818
Wymondham, England
13 May 1818
British English
Missions
30th
March
1818
Mission
New zealand
Marsdens
James
Kemp
Bickersteth
Chaplain
Missions
Tacy
Wymondham Norfolk 30th March 1818 Dear Sir, I have long had it in contemplation to write to you on the subject of a young man who is, I think, eminently qualified to promote the object of our Mission to New Zealand. The communication has been withheld from time to time that I might have further opportunities of proving, by trial, the temper of his mind & spirit under different circumstances: a remark, however, in Mr Marsden’s letter, published in the last No of Missy Regr has determined me to withhold it no longer. James Kemp, of this place, is a pious Blacksmith, and would very much like to be sent out to Mr Marsden as one of the Society’sSociety's lay settlers. Perhaps Mr Bickersteth may remember him; or Mr Almond if he be in town, can give you some account of him. He is the same youth that I was desirous should accompany my friend Finn at the time he was expected to go out Chaplain to Canton. Of his piety, and zeal, & sweet temper I think very highly. he became seriously affected with religious truth about five years ago, and has been, since that period, I have no doubt whatever, advancing in the experimental knowledge of it. He is about one & twenty, and engaged to be married to a very serious person a
few years older than himself, and who enters very fully into his views & feelings about Missions. I have never known a person that I have altogether thought more highly of as a humble Xn. Will you have the goodness to think over the matter and give me the result of your thoughts on it. I remain, dear Sir, Yours most truly Henry Tacy I beg to be most kindly remembered to Mr Bickersteth.