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in the fetters of unbelief, superstition, and immorality,—and the contemplation of the duties that rest on us shall be the seventh head of my sermon.” For what preceded was the sixth.

Amongst the obligations which we have to fulfil respecting these poor Pagans were named—

1. “The giving of large sums in money to the Missionary Societies.
2. “The support of the Bible Societies, in order that they may be able to distribute Bibles in Java.
3. “The erection of ‘places for religious purposes at Harderwijk’ for the use of the colonial recruiting depôt.
4. “The writing of sermons and religious songs proper to be read and sung to the Javanese by the soldiers and sailors.
5. “The formation of an association of influential men, whose duty it would be to supplicate our most worthy King——
   1. “Only to appoint such governors, officers, and employés as can be regarded as steadfast in the true religion.
   2. “To allow the Javanese to visit the barracks, the ships of war, and merchantmen, that by intercourse with Dutch soldiers and sailors they may be instructed in the kingdom of God.
   3. “To prohibit the acceptance of Bibles or religious treatises as payment in public-houses.
   4. “To stipulate in the conditions of the opium