LAST LINES OF MARSDEN’S LETTER.—The illustration shows the last lines of the Rev. Samuel Marsden’s letter to the Society for Missions to Africa and the East. The full sentence reads: “Having an ardent wish, that the New Zealanders may enjoy the sweets of civilisation, and the more inestimable blessings of Divine revelation: I shall feel a peculiar pleasure in seconding any attempt the society might be inclined to make, for their general improvement, and advantage. Any further information that may be required upon this subject that may come within my knowledge, I will very readily communicate.”
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29070, 5 December 1959, Page 10
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96LAST LINES OF MARSDEN’S LETTER.—The illustration shows the last lines of the Rev. Samuel Marsden’s letter to the Society for Missions to Africa and the East. The full sentence reads: “Having an ardent wish, that the New Zealanders may enjoy the sweets of civilisation, and the more inestimable blessings of Divine revelation: I shall feel a peculiar pleasure in seconding any attempt the society might be inclined to make, for their general improvement, and advantage. Any further information that may be required upon this subject that may come within my knowledge, I will very readily communicate.” Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29070, 5 December 1959, Page 10
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