You will excuse my taking the liberty of addressing you, when I inform you that the object is moral education and religious instruction.
The government here is making a grand progress towards civilization, but they require assistance.
The first measure of importance to be promoted, is moral education. To this end, I have formed here a committee of the most virtuous natives in the place, consisting of a president, secretary, and twelve members. These gentlemen have pledged themselves to meet frequently to further the diffusion of light. I have given them the best advice I could on the subject. If you could do anything towards the advancement of the measure, you would confer a lasting benefit on Greece.
The other measure of vast importance is that of affording them a knowledge of the Scriptures. The first and safest step to be taken in this work is that of sending here a quantity of Bibles in modern Greek.
I doubt not but that you can afford, through the medium of your friends and societies in Europe, assistance towards the promotion of both these ends.
Lord Byron has great interest here, and has exercised it solely in doing good. His lordship desires his kindest remembrances by me.
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I beg of you to address yourself either to Lord Byron, or to Dr. J. J. Meyer, on matters relative to books and education.
