Draft of a letter from WSC (Bangalore [India]) to [James] Welldon in which he explains his reasons for deprecating missionary work; discusses the evolution of various religions and the cost "deluges of blood and floods of theological controversy" of one religion superseding another; and explains that he believes that Christianity is "best adapted to the spiritual needs of the European inhabitants of the North Temperate Zone". In a postscript he asks Welldon whether he should read Macaulay after he finishes [Edward] Gibbon. Signed manuscript. Sent with CHAR 28/152A/83-84. Annotated by WSC "Copy. Burn this Jack [John S Churchill] without showing to any one.".