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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2016
[Acre,] Sunday, Nov. 2, 1823 —This morning, in the Consul’s room, we held Divine Service, with a congregation of ten souls — as promiscuous an assembly as could well be expected within the compass of so small a number. The individuals who composed it were, a British Consul — his Dragoman, a native of the country — a Maronite Priest — a Roman Physician — one Greek — one Jew — an English captain of a merchant vessel then in port — my servant, who is under French protection — an American Brother-Missionary — and myself, of the Church of England … The whole Service was in Italian.
I am deeply indebted to Simeon Wallis for his valuable insights into this subject
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