Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-11-19
FideIia COburn.

The following extract of a recent letter from thi
selfdenying and devoted missionary among the color
ed refugees in Upper Canada we give to our readers
that they may understand her situation and afford suc
aid as her necessities demand,
A remark or two respecting Canada Mission
and | am done with this subject can hard
censure brother Mars for asking Where AM
what the Canada Mission isl" have beef
here between four and five years and have no
yet learned what the Canada Mission" and it
operations are. The inquiry is often made b
some" Is the Dawn school the Canada Mis-
sionl What is the Canada Mission!" Neithe
do the people in the States know much about
if I can rightly Judge,
Had not brother Mars qualified the expression
that " every teacher claimed to be Canad
Mission" by the little word "almost," shoult
have objected, never having claimed to be
Canada Mission, or to have claims on brothe
Wilson as the organ of the Canada, Mission, o
on any benevolent organization whatever thougl
learn from correspondents that much has beef
paid into the Canada Mission with the expectd
ton that they were aiding me and others. Th1
has been the case in whole State organization
in some instances.
There seems to be an impression on the mind
of the public that Br. Wilson's is the great id
pot of both money and clothing, and that on
wants are all supplied through him. Thes
things prove in my opinion that but few undeI
stood definitely what the Canada Mission and ID
operations were. have never received PENN
throu ,h Br. Wilson, Br. Mars, OF any other Sd
Letting agent with the exception Of Sc whicI
the good sisters in Methuen, Mass, made BI
Wilson the bearer Of, and sack of clothing al
So Brother Mars has been the bearer also
clothing that has leen entrusted to him for md
None of our operations in Queens Bush hal|
any connection with Br Wilson's only as we a
I laboring for the same desired end 1t was nj
on account of any dissatisfaction between 81
Wilson and myself that this state of things Of
cured but, feeling that he had quite too nut
on his shoulders for any one man, | chooslI
rather to suffer or Dig" which was not ash
med to do, than beg" or throw the burden l
him of begging for my support, released him fro
all care and responsibility, and throwing mysd
on IsraePs God, pursued my course to this "
derness. Since here have avoided making
situation known from fear Of Withdrawing son
thing from donations which Dr. Wilson wol
otherwise have received and not until priv;
letters, or extracts therelrom, without my kno,
edge or consent, were laid before the public, d
they know anything of my situation, God
thus raised us up friends who are administered
to our necessities, and to Him be the pra
Hence | wish the public to understand that al
thing designed for Queens Bush must be Sc
to Queens Bush. These remarks are call &
forth by reports Il do not know as to their trutl
that begging is done over our heads, when
aid is designed for some other p lace | won
here remark lest that it should be thought that
mean Br. Mars, (and mean no one unless gu!
ty,) that b. Mars is aiding in building plac
Of worship, &c. here, but it is unconnected wit
our school operations. have received larg
hogshead and box of clothing from Williamson
Wayne county, N. Y, and 50 cash. Also on
barrel from Utica N. Y, and SO cash. Ma
the Lord reward the donors. All monies o
clothing will be duly acknowledged besides a
immediate acknowledgment to the donors.
Yours FIR suffering humanity,
f. CoBURN,