““The subject was not foreign missions anyway but the situation in India, which many Englishmen called ‘East India’ to distinguish from the American Indians. Many also used its Indian name: Bengal. Lord Cornwallis, one of the generals who frittered away America, was Governor of the East India Trade Company, the virtual ruler of India. He oppressed the Indians, formally banning any native Indian from holding public office. The powerful Indian maharajahs allowed such heavy-handed treatment because the English guaranteed them local power and prosperity. “There’s””
