Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-29

time, would of course come to understand {
certain things called by the name of sci {
ences: but apply directly to the child to s
speak out the knowledge gained by my in
struction. II this effort prove successful it
is demonstrabe evidence of the fact | am
laboring to establish; namely, that the
child is benefited.
| know the objections brought to over
throw this system of benevolence, and also
am persuaded that am under no obligation
to adopt every sentiment held by every
member Of this Society, more than of any
other. The idea honestly fixed in the minds
of many, that this society will ultimately I
rid our country of slavery, is to me as abb
surd, and chimerical, as any that ever enter
ed into the cogitations of mad-man. But
to the benefit received. Some have been
released from the CALLING yoke of slavery,
and in part, restored to freedom. Civiliza-
ton, though surrounded by difficulties, is
carried TO Africa, and presents barrier at
least, to the Infamous slave trade on the
coast. An asylum is there afforded to
those unfortunate human beings, who are
stolen from their native country, but still are
so fortunate as to be re-taken. and restored
to their beloved Africa, though not always
to their kindred and friends. These bene-
fits should not be lightly esteemed but
look on the enterprise principally as Mis-
sionary effort, and God, the great head of
the church has blessed it as such.
: An interesting revival was enjoyed in Ju-
ly 1899, in Heddington, a petty kingdom in
the neiehborhood of Monroyia, at which
!, time thirty-six natives professed the religion
: Of our Lord Jesus Christ. This account is
: found in letter from S. Legs, selfdeny-
ing missionary of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, published in the Christian Advo-
cate and Journal, Sept. goth, 1889.
Now suppose if no colony had been
planted on the coast, no missionary would
have gone to the interior, to proclaim the
> news of salvation and who can estimate
the worth of these souls or calculate thu
amount of influence that will be exertet
through them, on the present, and on fu
ture generations?
My principal intention was to speak O
: the merits of another institution, one il
: which your sentiments and mine more near
ly coincide. Il is asked by opposers, wher
!, is the fruit of abolitionism to be seen but i
. the broils and mobs that are becoming S
i common in our beloved country ? 1t is yer
- gratifying TO be able to point to facts thu
speak out on this subject. These stubbor
things are numerous, but two or three ar
: sufficient for my present purpose. Even
!. Alton city, where the cause has been s
- much prosecuted, are its good effects to t
), seen. The colored people there have pu
chased church worth tlpo thousand do
- lars, in which they regularly worship
With some assistance from a neiehborir
~ city they have paid four handr ed dollar
:. and now when they gather for their mont
G.. y meetings, each, according to his abilit
:. brings an offering that is to be applied toy
ards liquidaIing the debt on the church..
Now is not this a noble example, and OF
CT -.
- from which white men might take usef
- hint, especially such as are connected wi
en-
debts? This church is intended to answ
:. the two-fold purpose of meeting, and scho
" house. 1t is their intention to procure teac
:, ers Of their own color, and establish rep
.e' table school, that their children may enj
'o' the blessings of education. Where b
i"s among the infamous Abolitionists can ed
Gated colored people be found ?* Shou
VI they succeed, as God grant they may,
''e guess a certain sort o. folks would begin
ev think that they act some like men w
'os' have souls as we'll as bodies.
e am not a little gratied with the intel
;. gence contained in a letter from Hiri
Wilson, missionary at the Wherefore C
ony, in Upper Canada, published in
Telegraph of Dec. %, 1899. rejoice Il
self-denying spirits are found, willing to
u, among these refugees and teach them
- way of life and salvation and no do
mol this little band could be greatly multiplied
orc means were provided for their support.
is a have examined the pages of the Telegrd
low from December, hoping to see some pro
ord response to what consider loud call
,rers the benevolence of abolitionists. Certai
if it is the duty of missionaries 70 labor
v the good of the colored race there, it is