New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-09
African Education and Civilization Society.

The Firs; Anniversary OF this Society was held
lasteyeznE he T-oe-Acle- JAMES HAarEz Esd pre-
sided. ana he op4a;nz p.ayer was made 81 Rev. NJ.
Thomson.
NJ ALLEs ne Corresponding Se-sta-y, than reat his
Report which stated tha- The Socsty haa every reason 70
BE satisfied with ne encouragement received dGng tie
dsyez- OF ia existence Responses Lad been recvst L
answer ;e The Directors Circular. from VARIOUS quarters OF
the Union, s2p.o5a:o.y OF tsns CT tie socie. The
Secrea- read eI:Iac,s Q. letters received from Hor
KING q Raods Island. Judge HoRSsiowEE Gel. oFAL-
s.. Louis Gov o-slEr Of Kentucky, Judge WI
Of Vermont. Rev. NJ DEwET q Rocheste- and
othe-z Tie Press too mad generally recorded - zP7.O
ba;ion CT the Society what was most cheering there
excellent spin: on he sntiec; manifested b. the
Color-d People lae<elves-severa OF then, having
ressed their Willingness 70 20 or. 20 Afca ard contribute
-h-r Efforts 70 elignteatns and eiv1iz= le oTethIeu
there.
During The pas: yea- here lad been created thirteen
Life Member. ne SOCIETY," I'll Of WHOM lad ?at II al
vance tie isite feeS25. From other sources iAsFe
mad been recei-et SEQ s-makne the receipts OF The So
cisty fo- The year Si55
want Of the Society present was some central point.
some systematic organization recognizing and proceeding
from general hea1tor ne purpose OF cii.us!9 con-
pctert education among such u The Coored People II this
country vvu. 10 erg-ate For This purpose The
Report recommended ne establishment Of schools
wha: on the principle OF the Normal Schools.
the meeting n very able wei-easonec and elegant dis
course He assumed the ground hat he Blacks were he
best and most appropriate instruments FOR resenerains
Africa and bringing under The blessings OF Christianity
and Civilization inasrgch his physical constitution
peculiarly adapted climate. and that his mental en-
towneuts, when under anything Ike far development
perfectly co-apeten: the task which 70 have
been specifically Them. In Illustrating the capa
city OF The African FOR intellectual and moral Improvement
the speaker alluded what Afrca had once been when
Ethiopia the headquarters Of awort's civilization and
Egypt contained principal cities OF ;he earth. BE in
stncee too many Of the frs; writer's Of their time who
Africans and quoted Homer line in which the gTea:
immediate successors OF the Apostesa Orisen. Ter;ui-
s. Augustine sc &c, Africansthe condition Of
the Slave in his country than hatof the Slaves
OF any other time csuntry. Among the Romans the
Slaves Of the color her and could
under favorable circumstances emerge -o their serytaie
without bearing within them any badge OF iEer previous
ored Man, although be might become nominaly yet
could deliver himself his defendants from the
mark which impossible barrier between them and
other classes TeriuiAn and Epcteus were once slaves
bui ;hsy the thought OF FOR that; but
intellect dignity ambition colo-ed only
become the rticule and contempt FOR their
po-.es,or Africa undoubtedly the place to work cut
successfully problem Ameloraion OF the Coored
Race, and the Africans N This country were clearly
the chosen and accepted instruments OF this workas ali
great reforms brought about BY those who were most
largely 70 be benefited By them The speaker illustrated
and defended these positions length and after ne
had concluded prayer offered and the meeting ad
ioGrnei.