History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . eats which occasioned so much fear, doubtless pro-ceeded from the subordinate departments, where a much greater degree ofmalignity has ever been evinced towards Christianity, than in the inferior officers had hoped to obtain an edict against Mr. Judson, andconsequently the viceroys sanction of their opposition to the native Chris-tians ; but when their accusation of the teacher was so indignantly repelieJithey dared not interfere with those who sought his instructions. That thenumber of these
History of American missions to the heathen, from their commencement to the present time . eats which occasioned so much fear, doubtless pro-ceeded from the subordinate departments, where a much greater degree ofmalignity has ever been evinced towards Christianity, than in the inferior officers had hoped to obtain an edict against Mr. Judson, andconsequently the viceroys sanction of their opposition to the native Chris-tians ; but when their accusation of the teacher was so indignantly repelieJithey dared not interfere with those who sought his instructions. That thenumber of these became greater than ever, so soon after the withdrawmentof the spies, shows how deep was their interest in the Christian barriers were removed, and the current returned to its channel. A letter of Mr. Judsons, written on the 4th of March, 1831, gives a vividview of heathen minds inquiring after God, if perhaps they might find hirn :The great annual festival is just passed, during which multitudes camefrom the remotest parts of the country to worship at the great Shway Da-. The Great Shway J)agong Pngoda*
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