Letter: Reverend Richard Hill to Reverend Samuel Marsden, 19 November 1821
Reverend Richard Hill
University of Otago Library
Digitised from the Hocken LibraryCollection Number MS-0057/054
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CMS Number 14
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letter
Maori Subject Headings
Reverend Samuel Marsden
19 November 1821
New South Wales, Australia
14 June 1822
New South Wales, Australia
15 June 1822
British English
Hope
Dwellings
Sydney
19th
1821
13th
Church missionary society
Marsden
Hope
House
Christian
Sydney 19th 1821 Revd and Dear Sir I duly received your favour of the 13th Inst and in reply thereto, I beg to express my readiness, at any future time, to render any assistance in my power to further the objects of the Church Missionary Society in promoting the knowledge of the Redeemer. Your experience, and cooler judgment prepared you for what has occurred. But I am constrained to own that I am greviously disappointed. And I regret the more because To the Revd S. Marsden Parramatta
it has caused a schism among the four that should be united. It however proves that human nature, even when we hope it is sanctified, is too much governed by passion, and prejudice; when we ought to watch over our very thoughts with a Godly jealousy. A wound is not pleasing from an enemy; But to suffer in the house of our friends is very painful. Hoping, and praying, that the Lord the Spirit will give you wisdom to direct you in all your undertakings in the Christian cause and support you in every conflict to which you may be called. I remain Revd & Dear Sir Yours very affectionately Richard Hill