{"pages":{"88":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00112-524b67dae84335b04bfb.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"88","box":{"x":153,"y":148,"width":39,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":374,"y":158,"width":470,"height":20}},{"text":"71. SELECTIONS FROM THE EAST INDIA COMPANY","box":{"x":195,"y":244,"width":826,"height":28}},{"text":"CHARTER OF 1813","box":{"x":469,"y":277,"width":277,"height":20}},{"text":"Ever since Wilberforce's proposals to make education and 'reli-","box":{"x":243,"y":332,"width":766,"height":29}},{"text":"gious improvement a responsibility of the Company in India were","box":{"x":200,"y":355,"width":809,"height":31}},{"text":"defeated in 1793, Evangelicals within the Company and the British","box":{"x":203,"y":380,"width":805,"height":32}},{"text":"Parliament had agitated to change the policy. When the Company","box":{"x":201,"y":407,"width":806,"height":31}},{"text":"charter was revised again, in 1813, they were largely successful. Though","box":{"x":203,"y":434,"width":802,"height":29}},{"text":"the Company was not to assume direct responsibility for missionary","box":{"x":203,"y":457,"width":803,"height":29}},{"text":"work it was now directed to allow missionaries sent by other British","box":{"x":203,"y":482,"width":802,"height":29}},{"text":"agencies to work in its Indian territories; and the Company was","box":{"x":204,"y":508,"width":802,"height":31}},{"text":"made responsible for the maintenance of a religious establishment for","box":{"x":202,"y":534,"width":803,"height":29}},{"text":"the benefit of the British residents. The relevant resolutions and","box":{"x":206,"y":556,"width":799,"height":28}},{"text":"sections are given here. Cited in C. J. Grimes, Towards an Indian Church,","box":{"x":204,"y":583,"width":805,"height":27}},{"text":"pp. 224-229.","box":{"x":206,"y":612,"width":147,"height":17}},{"text":"Resolutions","box":{"x":525,"y":664,"width":154,"height":21}},{"text":"XII. Resolved. That it is the opinion of this Committee","box":{"x":197,"y":713,"width":857,"height":34}},{"text":"(of the House of Commons) that it is expedient that the Church","box":{"x":153,"y":740,"width":897,"height":35}},{"text":"Establishment in the British territories in the East Indies should be","box":{"x":148,"y":768,"width":903,"height":31}},{"text":"placed under the superintendence of a Bishop and three Arch-","box":{"x":148,"y":794,"width":904,"height":38}},{"text":"deacons, and that adequate provision should be made from the","box":{"x":146,"y":824,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"territorial revenues of India for their maintenance.","box":{"x":151,"y":851,"width":689,"height":31}},{"text":"XIII. Resolved. That it is the opinion of this Committee that","box":{"x":192,"y":909,"width":859,"height":31}},{"text":"it is the duty of this country to promote the interest and happiness","box":{"x":150,"y":935,"width":900,"height":34}},{"text":"of the native inhabitants of the British dominions of India, and that","box":{"x":147,"y":962,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"such measures ought to be adopted as may tend to the introduction","box":{"x":146,"y":991,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"among them of useful knowledge and of religious and moral","box":{"x":146,"y":1020,"width":901,"height":34}},{"text":"improvement. That in the furtherance of the above objects,","box":{"x":148,"y":1044,"width":900,"height":35}},{"text":"sufficient facilities shall be afforded by law to persons desirous of","box":{"x":146,"y":1073,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"going to, and remaining in, India for the purpose of accomplishing","box":{"x":141,"y":1101,"width":907,"height":36}},{"text":"those benevolent designs.","box":{"x":146,"y":1130,"width":341,"height":31}},{"text":"Provided always that the authority of the Local Governments","box":{"x":186,"y":1184,"width":859,"height":34}},{"text":"respecting the intercourse of Europeans with the interior of the","box":{"x":144,"y":1214,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"country be preserved, and that the principles of the British Govern-","box":{"x":140,"y":1242,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"ment on which the natives of India have hitherto relied for the free","box":{"x":140,"y":1270,"width":904,"height":29}},{"text":"exercise of their religion be inviolably maintained.","box":{"x":139,"y":1298,"width":696,"height":32}},{"text":"Sections","box":{"x":556,"y":1379,"width":109,"height":20}},{"text":"33. And whereas it is the duty of this country to promote the","box":{"x":185,"y":1428,"width":859,"height":34}},{"text":"interest and happiness of the Native Inhabitants of British Domi-","box":{"x":139,"y":1454,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"nions in India; and such measures ought to be adopted as may","box":{"x":137,"y":1481,"width":907,"height":36}},{"text":"tend to the introduction among them of useful knowledge, and","box":{"x":136,"y":1510,"width":905,"height":35}}]},"89":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00113-7b92be2fd8fcc6db38bd.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"SOURCE MATERIALS","box":{"x":489,"y":155,"width":245,"height":20}},{"text":"89","box":{"x":1026,"y":143,"width":39,"height":21}},{"text":"religious and moral improvement; and in furtherance of the above","box":{"x":164,"y":202,"width":903,"height":36}},{"text":"subjects, sufficient facilities ought to be afforded by law to persons","box":{"x":165,"y":231,"width":898,"height":35}},{"text":"desirous of going to and remaining in India, for the purpose of","box":{"x":164,"y":256,"width":907,"height":39}},{"text":"accomplishing those benevolent designs, so as the authority of the","box":{"x":163,"y":286,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"Local Government respecting the intercourse of Europeans with","box":{"x":161,"y":314,"width":905,"height":35}},{"text":"the interior of the country is preserved, and the principles of the","box":{"x":165,"y":343,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"British Government, on which the Natives of India have hitherto","box":{"x":163,"y":371,"width":905,"height":31}},{"text":"relied for the free exercise of their religion, be inviolably main-","box":{"x":168,"y":399,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"tained; and whereas it is expedient to make provision for granting","box":{"x":165,"y":427,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"permission to persons desirous of going to and remaining in India","box":{"x":165,"y":453,"width":904,"height":38}},{"text":"for the above purpose, and also to persons desirous of going to","box":{"x":168,"y":479,"width":900,"height":38}},{"text":"and remaining there for other lawful purposes; be it therefore","box":{"x":165,"y":509,"width":905,"height":38}},{"text":"enacted, that when and as often as any application shall be made to","box":{"x":168,"y":539,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"the said court of Directors, for or on behalf of any person or persons","box":{"x":167,"y":565,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"desirous of proceeding to the East Indies for permission so to do,","box":{"x":167,"y":591,"width":904,"height":36}},{"text":"the said Court shall, unless they shall think fit to comply therewith,","box":{"x":170,"y":617,"width":903,"height":38}},{"text":"transmit every such application within one month from the receipt","box":{"x":168,"y":649,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"thereof to the said Board of Commissioners for the affairs of India","box":{"x":167,"y":675,"width":857,"height":32}},{"text":"42. And be it further enacted, that the said Board of Com--","box":{"x":210,"y":732,"width":873,"height":29}},{"text":"missioners for the affairs of India, by force and virtue of this Act,","box":{"x":170,"y":760,"width":903,"height":31}},{"text":"shall have and be invested with full power and authority to superin--","box":{"x":170,"y":789,"width":912,"height":32}},{"text":"tend, direct, and control all orders and instructions whatsoever,.","box":{"x":171,"y":815,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"which in anywise relate to or concern any rules, regulations, or","box":{"x":167,"y":843,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"establishments whatsoever of the several Colleges established by","box":{"x":171,"y":869,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"the said Company of Calcutta or Fort Saint George, or of any","box":{"x":171,"y":899,"width":905,"height":35}},{"text":"Seminaries which may be established under the authority of any","box":{"x":172,"y":926,"width":904,"height":36}},{"text":"of the Governments of the said Company, in the same manner,","box":{"x":174,"y":955,"width":904,"height":32}},{"text":"to all intents and purposes, and under and subject to all such and","box":{"x":165,"y":983,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"the like regulations and s and provisions, as if such orders and instructions","box":{"x":174,"y":1007,"width":903,"height":39}},{"text":"immediately related to and concerned the Government and revenues.","box":{"x":174,"y":1039,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"of the said territorial acquisitions in the East Indies.","box":{"x":172,"y":1068,"width":721,"height":32}},{"text":"51. Provided always, and be it further enacted, that such","box":{"x":219,"y":1122,"width":858,"height":35}},{"text":"Bishop shall not have or use any jurisdiction, or exercise any","box":{"x":167,"y":1151,"width":912,"height":35}},{"text":"episcopal functions whatsoever, either in the East Indies or else-","box":{"x":172,"y":1178,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"where, but only such jurisdiction and functions as shall or may","box":{"x":171,"y":1207,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"from time to time be limited to him by his Majesty by Letters:","box":{"x":174,"y":1231,"width":911,"height":35}},{"text":"Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom.","box":{"x":174,"y":1264,"width":719,"height":31}},{"text":"52. And be further enacted, that it shall and may be lawful","box":{"x":220,"y":1318,"width":858,"height":34}},{"text":"for His Majesty, from time to time, if he shall think fit, by His:","box":{"x":178,"y":1346,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to","box":{"x":175,"y":1373,"width":904,"height":34}},{"text":"grant to such Bishop so to be nominated and appointed as afore--","box":{"x":175,"y":1403,"width":917,"height":35}},{"text":"said, such ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and the exercise of such epis-","box":{"x":178,"y":1429,"width":910,"height":35}},{"text":"copal functions, within the East Indies and parts aforesaid, as His:","box":{"x":177,"y":1460,"width":910,"height":32}},{"text":"Majesty shall think necessary for the administering holy ceremonies,.","box":{"x":174,"y":1487,"width":911,"height":34}},{"text":"and for the superintendence and good government of the Ministers","box":{"x":175,"y":1516,"width":907,"height":32}}]}}}