Excerpt from Letters on the Present State of the Visible Church of Christ: Addressed to John Angel James It does not appear to me that any of these letters, except the 22nd, require a preface or explanation. In that letter I have freely commented on the conduct of the Wesleyan missionaries, in promoting the violent counsels connected with the late Caffre war: and on that subject an introductory remark seems requisite; for so great are the prejudices entertained by many persons against the Christian missions, that it is not impossible my animadversions on the Wesleyan missionaries might be caught at by the enemy, as conclusive evidence against the benefit of missions altogether, furnished by one who professes to be their advocate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.