Now, my Reverend Sir, I have stated our present wants freely, which is also the means of keeping up our present light burning; let my English Unitarian friends do what ther should think proper, still keeping it in thei view that we are continuing in our repeated desire for a Unitarian missionary, and the printing of our books in our own language.

Since my master's death, I have had no thing particular to hinder me froin attending regularly at the chapel. Every thing goes on quietly; my health also has been pretty good, my brethren are also very well. Though many have comforted themselves by saying that I was a conceited man, and that Unitari anism will be at an end when I am no mor, yet nobody has yet undertaken to confute any of my doctrine in writing. Our great imped ment and hindrance from propagating Unita rianism more effectually, is the want of printed Unitarian books in our own language. I this unjust barrier is moved from being against us, and Unitarian tracts published and circulated freely, then I have no doubt but that all other religious systems will fall to the ground. However, since we have begun to correspond with our respectable friends, Unitarianism be came the inquiry of many through means of the many books and tracts which I have had the happiness to hand in the name of the unseen English Unitarians. Though the reading of them has brought none to profes

Unitarianism openly, yet who can doubt their good effect in proper time? There were many Jews who did believe in our Saviour while he , was on earth, yet they did not confess him openly for fear of offending their superiors; but who can say that many of them did not confess his name afterwards, and become good Christians? With many it depends upon their situations, connexions, and circumstances: let a Unitarian missionary come among us, and I think many will come forth and say, Now we believe, not because William Roberts has said so, for we ourselves have read the Unitarians, and know that God is one, and we will join you in the worship of the Lord our maker. May the Holy One of Israel hasten that day!

In my next, if please God, I will give a particular account of the above two sums, how it is applied. In our respectable Unitarian Society's next present of books, I will thank them very kindly to favour me the following: Dr. Carpenter's Proof from Scripture that I God even the Father is the only true God; Disney's Three Tracts in Vindication of the Worship of One God; Rev. G. Harris's Unitarianism; Dr. Priestley's Appeal to the Serious and Candid Professors of Christianity; his General View of the Arguments for the Unity of God; and his Familiar Illustration of certain Passages of Scripture; Mr. Elwall's Triumph of Truth; Mr. Wright's Essay on

the Unity and Supremacy of the One God and Father; J. Toulmin's Review of the Preaching of the Apostles; John Clarke's Answer to the Question, Why are you a Christian? and my Letter to the Unitarian Society; -dozen copies of each.

As life is uncertain, and I am growing old and weak, should any thing happen to me suddenly before a Unitarian missionary's arrival, to leave the affairs of the Society in as good posture as I can, I will name Anthony, (of whom I wrote in my former letter to Dr. T. Rees,) with one or two other persons, to take the management of our Society, and receive whatever comes from England, and keep a particular account of every thing till a missionary arrives, to whom they will give up their charge, and take their directions from him. Therefore, for the future, I would wish my friends to direct my letters, parcels of books, &c. to William Roberts, or Anthony. So far for the present.

I remain, my Reverend Sir,
Your very obedient servant,

4th July, 1822.

WILLIAM ROBERTS.

In the name of the Native Unitarian Christians at Pursewaukum, near the Lunatic Hospital, Madras.

P.S. I received the duplicate of your letter

yesterday.

W. R.

Printed by Richard Taylor, Shoe-Lane, London.