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 The Union Chapel, Calcutta

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DescriptionUnion Chapel, Dhurrumtollah: The interior of this Chapel contains many plain but effecting memorials of the brevity of human life devoted to the noblest and best causes of Christian Missions, and which tells a sad tale as to the fearful nature of the climate in which these good men lived and died, and in which many are still permitted to labor and pray for the welfare of the people.
Date transcribed2009-08-22
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentMIs erected in the Chapel or Burial Ground at 'The Union Chapel', Calcutta up to 1851

Surname  Piffard    
Forename(s)  Charles    
Rank or Title  Rev.    
Year of Death  1840    
Inscription  To the Memory of the Rev. Charles Piffard. Who for 15 years laboured gratuitously in Bengal as a Missionary of the London Missionary Society. He died on the 11th December 1840; aged 42 years. ""He was a good man, full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost."" His eplary piety, especially manifested in his humility, catholicity, benevolence, and untiring zeal in the cause of Christ, secured for him the love and esteem of Christians of all denominations, who have united in erecting this Tablet, as an expression of their affection for one who consecrated his life and property to the best interests of his fellow men. Mr Piffard was 12 years co-pastor of the Native Churches at Rammakal Choke, and Gongree. The tender and faithful manner in which he discharged the duties of his office gained for him the respect of the heathen, the confidence of his brethren in the Mission, and the affection of all the members of his charge. ""A beloved brother and a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord."" - Col. iv. 7.    
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Transcribed from The Bengal Obituary Or, a Record to Perpetuate the Memory of Departed Worth... by Holmes and Co . (Calcutta, India ). Published by W. Thacker & Co 1851.
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