The Russian government, fearing that this could be viewed as a missionary venture likely to jeopardize the friendly relationship they enjoyed with their neighbor, refused Borrow permission to travel to the Chinese border if he took “one single Manchu Bible ” with him.
બોરૉએ પછી કહ્યું: “ખ્રિસ્તી ધર્મનું સત્ય શીખવા માટે કેટલા લોકોને હોંશ છે એ જાણવાની ” તેમની જવાબદારી હતી.