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Excerpt from The Colonial Church Chronicle, and Missionary Journal, Vol. 6: July, 1852 June, 1853 Yet it is only in this way that we can trace the degree of importance attached to the Missionary work by a race, whose language, daily spreading through the world, will according to all human probability in a great measure displace, if not altogether supersede, the use of most other languages. It is thus that we can test the philanthropy of a nation which is able to confer upon the world the greatest of all blessings, if it would but plant the Church. As it ought to be planted, in those Colonies where it establishes its temporal authority. And all this too, observe, in the face of great historical experience which tells you, that if you would retain your Colonies, you must maintain your Church; for that, in the last century, if you had not sup pressed or mutilated your Church, you would not have lost your Colonies or not lost them so soon, or by such a painful seve rance. But experience, wise men say, hardly ever survives the cessation of the pain of loss. History to some is as valuable as an old almanack. And so it may be we shall all of us forget the lessons of experience, until renewed loss shall remind us of bur folly in neglecting them. Yet all, who are so disinterestedly engaged in furthering the pious designs of the Society, may do much to repair the ruinous consequences of national infatuation or national carelessness. 'not all in one way, after one pattern; nor all in the same degree; but all in some way and in some degree; something - if each lends a willing hand to construct a Temple which, if future ages are in store, shall in future ages be able to receive the in habitants of the world within its ample courts; where there shall be yet room for all, how many soever they be. Those who have done something will probably think they might have done more, even after great efforts. Those who do nothing must take into account the lot prepared for the unprofitable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.