My dear Miss Palmer I am ashamed of not having thanked you sooner for the statement C M S which is a great help to me, being very clear though of course very sad. I think Mr Gorst’s book must be soon coming, and then I shall dash into my subject - I was going to say like Captain Dodd at the pirate, for I have just been reading that wonderful chapter of Hard Cash. Have ... continue reading

Sir,

I admire the brave spirit of the writer of this letter, and I am sure she would be the last person to intend it to be used as a means of casting imputations upon her Church.

So far as the Church is an Establishment she has nothing to do with Missionary effort

The Church of each colony is voluntary and is assisted by grants from the two great Societies, both wholly voluntary. There are immense numbers ... continue reading