Bombay and western India, a series of stray papers; . tooned inside from pUlar to pillar withHowers and evergi-eens. I can see the Governor and his Councilwending their way from the Castle across the Bombay Green,preceded by the halberdiers in scarlet; and as they enter thegateway, the Gloria Ildri and the Hosannahs of the 24thPsalm burst upon the ear. Then a mite is carried into thechurch and baptised by the name of Susanna—Mary Crnmmelinand Mary Parker standing gossips.^ The church is crowded, aswe may well believe, and every social section is relegated to the * Tliis was the man who sent to
Bombay and western India, a series of stray papers; . tooned inside from pUlar to pillar withHowers and evergi-eens. I can see the Governor and his Councilwending their way from the Castle across the Bombay Green,preceded by the halberdiers in scarlet; and as they enter thegateway, the Gloria Ildri and the Hosannahs of the 24thPsalm burst upon the ear. Then a mite is carried into thechurch and baptised by the name of Susanna—Mary Crnmmelinand Mary Parker standing gossips.^ The church is crowded, aswe may well believe, and every social section is relegated to the * Tliis was the man who sent to England the Zoroastiian manuscripts, acopy of one of which was the first thing to stinmkto tlio zeal o( Auqiiotil duIerron, and lay the foundation of his magnificeat acquisitions in TarsiLiterature. t Some of these men saw a clergyman but seldom. In 1717 Mr. Adams inCalicut writes tliat he had setn no ilivine since Sir .John (iayers time in 1G93. X lion. C. Crommelin was Governor 1760 to 1707 ; ante. Vol. I., pp. 9, 1G3. 246 THE BOMBAY AKKANOEMENT. 2-17 exact place destined for it in future ages in this ecclesiasticaledifice. The Governor sits opposite the pulpit and reading-desk, witlia bevy of the wives of councillors, or the wives of those whohad been councillors, on his right. The Council are on his the council ladies are the senior merchants wives, thesupercargoes wives, the free merchants wives. Behind thorn sittrembling the inferior women (the name in the original })lanof 1718, now before us), clad in the former bravery of theirmistresses. Behind the council ladies sits the gunners wife,the ladies thus forming a band of bright colour between thealtar rail and the congregation. There are writers here, andphysicians there, and the captains of grabs in their rough strangers take their seats with becoming modesty onentering the north door. Every available space outside thisis packed by Kanijis and Bapujis and other proselytes of thega
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