Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-01-22

those who sit down to a table, filled with the boun
ties of heaven, could partake of one meal will
the same relish that / did mine. / can now SCI
the hand of God in all his dealings with me, anC
| have not the least doubt but it is to these pc
cullar Providences combined, (such was the state
of things when,I went there) that we owe all the
good that has been done among this people
rather than any efforts of my own. Indeed
greater change has been produced among thai
people, by the Providences of God toward me
than we supposed could have been done by eff,
cient laborers in several years, and such Ina;
been the sustaining grace of God that through
them all I have been happy-nay, %rejoiced. The
greater the trials and difficulties produced BY
Ignorance and pre- udice, the more closely did
bind my heart TO the children, being satisfied
that they had immortal souls as precious as 9th
ers, and minds as capable Of mental or mora
cultivation. Feeling that | could not leave
them to glow up a moral waste, | calmly, bu
firmly decided, that as long as my Heavenly Fa
Their supplied me with food, and gave me strength
and grace sufficient for my day, whatever were
the difficulties to be encountered, | would no
leave them. The trials and hardships I have
passed through | cannot describe, neither do
wish to but suffice it to say, Strength has beer
equal to the day" have felt an abiding con
seriousness that was in the place the Lord would
have me and enjoyed his favor which is life anC
his loving kindness which is better than life
and have only regretted that I could do no more
At the close of the nine months, left the plac,
to another teacher and went to the location W.
had selected for a permanent school. Not be
ing any house to teach in, and the people jus
moving in, poor and needy themselves, and no
having a moments time to devote to the buiIdin!
one, | put up a log house, at the expense Of a
bout $50 (paying for much Of the work in m,
own labor which answered the double purpos
ola school house and a dwelling house for my
self, and commenced teaching. The first yea
and a halfI received about, enough to pay m,
postage Except from honey but since the pub
he have ascertalned the circumstances, we have
from time to time received aid from friends o
the cause, In April, Rev. Elias E.. Kirkland,
graduate from Mission Institute, Illinois, resigned
his offer as Principal of the British American In
stltute at Dawn, and moved with his family int
the house with me and engaged in clearing anc
getting in a crop &c, and building him a house
The compensation received at that place onI
about sustained them, therefore to defray the ex
penses o fmoving, he sold his COW, furniture &c
and came almost destitute, and sustained by NJ
society like myself.
have drawn from home, money left me BY
my departed father over $500, a4pl we are nov
about $50 in debt for lumber &c, used in bull
ding the house, but have raised our bread ant
therefore whatever means we now get can BIT
used for binding and other necessary purposes.
During the sumner taught schouI in a los
house that was vacated near by, and since | lief
Br. Kirkland has finished his house ant
moved into it and is teaching in mine, wher,
the school will be kept during the winter. W
need a school house very much one large
enough to accommodate all our scholars and tt
hold meetings in at present. We hope and con
fdently believe the friends will furnish enough
Also boots and clothing to prepare the children
for school are wanted. | have felt and still feel
though at home in the midst of my friends, sur
rounded by all the comforts of civilized life AM
refined society that | can not leave that field o
labor and wish to do that which will benei
them most.
After advising with others have come to thu
conclusion to build in the spring and take or
phans and destitute children, as many as the pub
lie will aid in sustaining, from those flmllie
when they would otherwise be totally neglected
feed, cIothe and educate and thus prepare then
for usefulness, and to aid in the work in whic1
we are engaged. The building | expect to d
at my own expense and think with what W
shall be able to do ourselves, that they may b
sustained for $40 a year individually, and cloth
ing found.
have given but an imperfect sketch, bu
whatever inquiries you may wish to make | shall
be happy to answer.
Yours in behalf of the Oppressed,
FIDELIA COBURN.
Queens Bush, Waterloo Post Office Canad
West.