{
  "bookName": "History of Christianity in India: Source Materials",
  "authorName": "M. K. Kuriakose",
  "publisherName": "Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge",
  "publicationYear": 2011,
  "chapterNumber": 53,
  "chapterName": "1717. Letter of King George of Britain to Ziegenbalg",
  "pageFrom": 59,
  "pageTo": 59,
  "pages": [
    {
      "pageNumber": 59,
      "ocrText": "SOURCE MATERIALS\n59\n5. He has to instruct the ignorant in the first principles of the\nChristian doctrine with all possible simplicity, so that the needful\nfoundation may be laid the earlier.\n6. In order that the poor blind heathens may understand that\nthe Missionary himself has in his heart what he teaches, he must\nalways show himself a pattern of good works, so that also by this\nhis conduct they may be won over.\n7. He shall not forget daily to pray for the cooperating grace\nof God and for everything required that he may perform his office\nfaithfully and carefully, and to call upon God in the name of Jesus,\nthat he would bless our Christian understanding with abundant\nand happy success to the salvation of many souls, and that he would\ngrant to Our whole Royal house the reward of his pious work with\nvery needful blessing for this life and the life to come.\n8. He shall keep good friendship also with the Evangelical\npastors of the place, and shall gather from them, as from men\nacquainted with the country, all kinds of useful information.\n9. He shall be content with what We in Our Royal favour\nhave granted him for his annual pay and support, and not take\nany money from the people for the performance of his official\nduties.\n10. Whenever a ship leaves India for his country he shall send\na letter therewith, reporting to Us according to his Christian con-\nscience with all submission according to office, its success and its\nhinderances. In the same way he may add his proposals suggesting\nhow this new undertaking, which cannot be perfect at once, might,\nperhaps, be better arranged in future.\n11. And finally he shall bind himself by a truthful promise as\nin the presence of God, to obey this instruction, and with that\nintent he shall subscribe to a copy of it in his own handwriting.\n53. LETTER OF KING GEORGE OF BRITΑΙΝ ΤΟ\nZIEGENBALG (1717 A.D.)\nThis letter was sent to Ziegenbalg at Tranquebar in response to a\nreport of his work that the missionary had sent to the king. Cited\nin James Hough, The History of Chriatianity in India from the Com-\nmencement of the Christian Era, Vol. III, pp. 190-191.\nGeorge by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, &c., to the\nReverend and Learned Bartholomew Ziegenbalg, and John\nErnest Grundler, Missionaries at Tranquebar.",
      "status": "completed"
    }
  ]
}