A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bexley containing a statement to the committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society, as to the relations of that institution, with France, the valleys of Piedmont, Switzerland and Germany

The manuscript opens with a rector who, after an eight‑month tour of France, Piedmont, Switzerland and Germany, reports back to the British and Foreign Bible Society. He was entrusted with distributing copies of the Scriptures and now returns to give a candid account of what he saw. The letter is addressed to Lord Bexley, a vice‑president of the Society, at the request of the committee.

In the preface he explains that his remarks were spoken extemporaneously before the committee and that this printed version may differ in wording but not in intent. He hopes the text will bolster supporters and answer the accusations circulating in Scotland and England about the Society’s methods. The narrative then moves to his first impressions of Paris and the public meeting of the local Bible Society, setting the stage for a broader look at European religious life.