A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bexley

A thoughtful, firsthand report arrives from a 19th‑century English rector who spent eight months traversing France, Piedmont, Switzerland and Germany on behalf of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Commissioned by the Society’s committee and addressed to one of its vice‑presidents, the letter is both a travelogue and a defence against the criticisms then swirling in Britain and Scotland. It reveals the author’s sense of duty, his careful balance between personal observation and institutional loyalty, and the delicate diplomacy required when publishing sensitive details.

Listeners will be drawn into vivid sketches of religious life on the continent—public meetings in Paris, the reception of printed Scriptures in Alpine valleys, and the varied reactions of clergy and laypeople alike. The narrative captures the optimism and the hurdles of early missionary distribution, offering a window into the era’s cultural and theological currents without venturing beyond the initial stage of the author’s journey.