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A Long Reach
The Clapham Sect's impact in India—and the world.
Bruce Hindmarsh | posted 1/01/1997 12:00AM

The Clapham Sect was not satisfied to reform Britain but also any place Britain touched, beginning with India.

Since 1613 the East India Company, a privately owned stock company, had done business in India and the Far East on behalf of Britain. It was company policy not to interfere with the beliefs and practices of the people with whom they traded. But by the late 1700s, this policy was being challenged, most prominently by Charles Grant.

Grant (1746-1823) had been known for his profligate lifestyle while he worked his way up the corporate ladder in India. After he lost two children to smallpox, he underwent a religious conversion. He became increasingly appalled by such Indian customs as exposing the sick, burning or drowning lepers, and sati, the ritual burning of widows. He was also dismayed by the immorality and indifference of British rulers in India.

Grant believed Protestant missionaries could help. But in order to gain passage to countries in the Far East, and to enjoy protection ...

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