...Secondly, Are the means employed for that purpose, and above all, the translation of the Holy Scriptures into the idioms of the country, likely to conduce...this desirable object ? " To both interrogatories (says the Abb6) I will answer in the negative : it is my decided opinion, first, that under existing...

...desirable object ? " To both interrogatories," continues the Abbe, " I will answer in the negative t it is my decided opinion, first, that under existing...conducing to this end, will, on the contrary, increase the prejudice of the natives against the Christian religion, and prove in many respects detrimental to...

...tn assume as impracticable tbe conversion to Christianity of the Hindoos. It is his decided opinion, that under existing circumstances there is no human...converting the Hindoos to any sect of Christianity ; and tbat Ibe trans* latton of the Holy Scriptures circulated among them, to far from conducing to this...

...Secondly, Are the means employed for that purpose, and above all, the translation of the Holy Scriptures into the idioms of the country, likely to conduce...this desirable object ? " To both interrogatories," continues the Abbe» " I will answer in the negative : it is my decided opinion, first, that under...

...impracticable the conversion to Christianity of the Hindoos. It is his decided opinion, that nnder existinp circumstances there is no human possibility of converting the Hindoos to any sect of Christianity ; and that the lran»latton of IheHoIy Scriptures circulated among "them, so far from conducing to this end,...

...— Are the means employed for that purpose, and, above all, the translation of the Holy Scriptures into the idioms of the country, likely to conduce to this desirable object? — To both these questions he gives a decided negative. Now it is very obvious, at the outset, that his second...

...And are the means employed for that purpose, and above all, the translation of the Holy Scriptures into the idioms of the country, likely to conduce to this desirable object > To both of these he answers, No : and it is a little singular, that after giving this answer to the former,...

...Secondly, Are the means employed for that purpose, and, above all, the translation of the Holy Scriptures into the idioms of the country, likely to conduce to this desirable object?" His negative to both these queries he hesitates not to repeat in various parts of the work ; stating...

...— Are the means employed for that purpose, and above all, the translation of the Holy Scriptures into the idioms of the country, likely to conduce to this desirable object?" (pp. 1, 2.) B The answer given to the first of these questions will be considered in this chapter....

...and ' Are the means employed for that purpose, and above all, the translation of the Holy Scriptures into the idioms of the country, likely to conduce to this desirable object V " The Abbe Dubois argues upon the singular depravity of the Hindoos ; to which it is replied, " That...