FL14425352

[MS 253]

Parramatta July 13th 1819

Dear Thomas,
I hope this wil delivered to you
by my Son Charles - I am sorry he did not come
to England before as he has lost time by being here
we were all rejoiced to hear from you, and more
so that you were so well situated, where you may
improve yourself in all useful Knowledge
and prepare your mind, by laying in a Store of
the best Lerning, for benefiting your fellow Creatures
and if God shd in the Course of his Providence will
you to minister in holy things, you may enter
upon your work filled with all the Fullness
of the Gospel of Christ They that are wise shall
Shine as Stars in the Kingdom of God, after they
have turned many to Righteousness in this world.
Yor Shipmates Tovi & Teetarree have returned safe
and are now at Parramatta on their way
to New Zealand. with respect to the Islands
all is going on well. Pomare has built an immense
Church at Otaheiti 160 feet in Length. Many
thousands can now read the Scriptures from
the Accounts I receive from the missionaries.
There are now three printing Presses at
work there, so that lerning will spread
very rapidly amongst them, and they
will soon become a civilized nation in
every respect - I am doing all I can

[MS 253]