Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-03-08
The Republic of Liberia.

To the philanthropist and christian
this new nation on the African coast is
deeply interesting. The inhabitants Of
Liberia are strictly a religious people.
Various American missionary societies
are endeavoring to disseminate truth and
Righteousness among the inhabitants.
The Methodist Episcopal church stands
first in point of time and effort. It's
Conference consists of twcnty-one minis
tiers, all of whom are colorcd. They
number l 1901 members, Of whom 11G
are natives; 10 Sunday schools, with
$50 scholars. Of whom so are natives,
20 weekday schools. with 513 scholars
7 native schools, with ~ scholars. They
have erected a seminary building IN
Monrovia. at a cost of $40, 900, which is
now affording instruction to youth in the
higher departments Of science and lite
nature. The Baptist Missionary Con-
vention has Is churches, with a native
and colonist membership Of 1877, 20 col
ored missionaries, 7 teachers, 4 native
assistants, 13 day schools, and 436 pu-
pills The Old School Presbyterian
Board of Missions have 2 ordained min
isters, 3 churches, 10 members, and 3
Sunday schools. They have several day
schools for natives and colonsts. A SUI
perior one at Monrovia contains about 10
pupils, while at the same place is the Al
cxander High School, classical institu-
ton. The mission Of the Episcopal
Church was commenced in 1886, at Cape
Palmas. 1t has now extended itself to
the three prominent sea port towns fthe
Republic Monrovia, Bassa, and Sinou
Among the colonsts it has 4 settled min
listers, common schools, and | high
school, 5 teachers, and $50 scholars. A
large stone church is built at Cape Pal
mas, while brick one is finished at the
flourishing station Of Clay-Ashland, on
the St. PauPs river. At Cape Palmas,
also, is an orphan ASYLUM. Heretofore
the chief efforts Of this denomination
have been directed to the native popula-
ton Among the Grebo tribe number
ing %, 200, are 5 stations, whose Ian
guagc having been reduced to writing,
the Gospel is preached to them. There
are 10 native teachers, 4 ordained native
ministers, and about 100 native children
in the Neutrality-suspicious. Of the mission.
Other societies arc operating, but their
success as yet has been limited. The
experience Of these missions confirms the
growing conviction that if the one hun
drod and sixty millions Of Africa are to
be raised from the degradation in which
they are at present, this must be mainly
through influences resulting from efforts
put forth by its own sons and daughters,
who have themselves been prepared for
the purpose. Little, directly, can be ac-
complished by those from other lands as
most of those who have attempted to la
Dor have fallen early martyrs to their
zeal Liberia, with its republican Gov
eminent, there can be no question, is
destined to exert benign impression on
the rest Of the continent. BY its Gov
crnment and laws. its schools and church
cs its trade and commerce. a reflex in
6uence, will 90 forth from it which shall
tend 10 raise Africa 70 higher position
among the nations than she has for ages
enjoyed Thus the course Of progress
and human elevation will be extended
farther and farther into the interior, its
inhabitants raised from idolatry and SUI
perstition, and its riches made available
10 the world. ---Ledgsr.