American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-15
REV. TH0s, j. BoWEN'S ADDRESS.

Bowen. ia still detained in fth;, on,,,t..
but his voice and non !. ~ f.as,nn.,.
! ING for, Africa His odiraes hnf pioau- .'a-
American CoIon;oot;on Saa;a.,. 1919 .no
careful nerneol Tba Rs;.;aS' aosoises .
has noblv a;doj TJ;r;n,,,to S'S,a.euo 10 '...
missionary. and .bn bas aono III, !. Ni0A
new discoveries in tbe a., -. ~ ~ ma .N
terror of Af,ico,I Az Raa,o,, l,.,,.,:n'
cations eoual to Jy;,;ns,s,o,,, - ~ Iua,in- T.
he NAV .bss enohlaa - sn.,,, anu VIC nope
Mr. B,wen in h;s raooas asaa.s 10 Africa
r, :. u,.,,, '''.a'u
r 70 Nv: splougu mere 1ormahty that
NJ Ss' 20 ra;o; s,asete pieasureln TINS opport-
NV Vi iWsinS my voice IN pehalf OF
h,s nsnar ,.as.S thn ho, i, :, ngpiel cause
non $3.50 wy AS4,'s ana uanus or
80 fnr az ;a. isa great tinstrumentali-
a. 49, a osouiehscl 'he human race;
fnrr;n, 80 AsS:n s.ionoes wnich we are trans
~ A'tic"' are stiii greater Christ
n.I,a .ah nissions are more lmportant'than all
saSs NV. ins.runentaii'ies put al OF those,
oonrn.a oomere.' a s9'ence, ar' ana Onristianlty,
.cnV1iso anu eonipihe IN the present work
~ coionihlhg Alfica. r'2s.t sa' = 49, 4.
The gentleman who has just spoken has
shown how the colonization movement has
been originated and conducted, by an in
scrutable and inflexiblo, yet gracious Pro-
iusnce nat series OF Provldential events
- Soevas Win .ne human race. IT began
70 DC uhioioeu IN Eden. Amid all changes
ano reVefses IL has ever moved steadily
naaa onS a;'s .enDracins nIst the ruling races,
nu aI'es Js.eno,ng howrat ias', 20 Airca,tend-
l;S ai"ys ~ .ne same point, the cover
I,on anu 'ne o'ViiiNatoh Oh tnewnoie world.
,ot'.ence wv nus gwen US tne christian men
=, ,no n.iiGan race 70 ooionize Africa.
80 .otiuonoo ~ himself mas laid the foundation
.uo NO ~ anu now 'he WntchWord is
'"m1' a. ~ 49, '.l-A | sc
Ihe colonization work, by whomso ever
pertormed, is one: liberia, Sierra Leone,
the Gambia, Cape Coast Castle-all the
colonies are one and the results are one.
Illustrating lust my position by what have
seen myseif1n Africa, 4 propose to point
Sus.ses I've olleny some OF these results -
IoiehiaA.loH = !; 10 giv'hg'homes 70 the nome
:es' ~ 70 oisiihing . race IL is deveiop-
10 s",o - auasy r.r mn,'n - aesslned 10 ma
We" y paeV oi ~ 'he Woria IL is
eont;nans =, TL,;it NY 'ousersioh OF a
fonnan,;a, 'iss @ "rp fTt rs laying !he
o. ,o.;.n;n - se'' f.ngiisn-spea|king
80 = go 4.5
l., Solonization ~ '' ioi IS S'o'ag homes to tie
Mo".eteSS. I. :, s Inc oarbarous negro of Africa
s ,lves there, put MS sqGalid hut, darkcned
w suPersi'i''oIr o., ana denied by crime, is
no1 = nome. Inc ciViiiScd FREQ black of
hmeriea - as mas no nome, IN the proper sense
OF .ne .erlh, on thls continent. The mark
VI aiiellsn SHE. 's craven on his brow. He is
nos = poinueal OF SOCIAL equal, and never
can pe' ne uecree OF providence iswrit-
zen Oh 'nc skin ana the character OF the
swo races, ana 'ne Negro ana the Anglo
oaAoi, snail remain Vaf ,olsli2ot, as our COM
mon ,lIa Ts.nor was pleased 70 create us,
10. ilo mas lashloheu our hearts alike
mus oecreeing that, qistinct lR. as we are,
we snaii hS'er,heiess ,'l''i DC united ,l IN one
oro.nefloou Oh h'unaani'y' NJ mar civilization, and
rehg.oh' g.
have seen with Joy the civilized and
ohris''an MONIES, Whicn o9ionization has
gwen 70 ,He African IN me land OF his
ia'aeIs. it many OF our people IN Liberia,
anu some na'iyos Oh me soii-r-many de-
sSInueu S1. iioiu :. q, oui 9wn Peopie iong sinco
.oioliizuo .. s III olerla i,eohe' ana many ma
rvs u euo"n ~ 'no same coiony.--afe
tns naPPy oWneis :. epiuioi'apie TnrlStiah
.,1." ye' naSo soen 'ne Sa'ne Diessea re-
Gus Gau, ~ oo'Ju'T.on III M;ua ~ A. oa1nurss n on tnc
5anao 5 y, ~ ~ ~ n.s, oape G1ase gastie,
ano mo' .,,,r anu osnot P'Ices., Il, ineir houses
49, w. ooas'a.tLs' ha;I' ~ snel OWN ~, ihous'
say, sy, ~ ~ w MVou, D,ioAs az aIu ssoue. lhey are
i;so ansU J r.'n III "pP'anoes "a eisi,izeu
Tho.a H. rr ~ @ T. ,4s w snoii ssIies.
80 - inoso ps9pie, HIoni
tonua H H. h"s s."a 20 'eSaeo ao9,.a "i'.u icw
oon,f o-,.iia hV,u's L,l !, so.N' a'9 hpo on,y
] rsI-t. S'S' "t y, ,N5"f' $50 ,IiSS"ueiJ