The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-03

er quickly send ten legions of Angels to
strike terror into the hearts of these men
Can he not send one bright visitant, as in
the days of old, when his faithful servant,
chained and manacled, lay sleeping be-
tween his keepers, and yet at that light
touch, and in obedience to that angel
voice, arose and went forth, not knowing
but that it was vision2 7" Yes, surely.
Our God changes not; and if your husband
be delivered, to sorrow few more years
over those scenes Of cruelty which have so
wrung his noble spirit for more than thirty
years; and if it be his Mister's will to whis-
per now to him, "Come up higher p would
you hold back the chariot wheels, though
they be wheels of fire. No, my dear sor-
rowing sister-we are assured, from what
we gather of your ke-mindedness with
your noble champion, your motto is: at
is my God-my covenant God-who doeth
all things we'll" Well, we wanted to tell
you how we have met again and again in
prayer for you, and those who are still in
bonds, and how, in offering this word of
sympathy to you now we desire to express
our deep, undying gratitude to him who
has given his life SO freely to obtain for
us our defrauded rights, and whose be-
reaved ones we accept, according to his sug-
gestion in "The Tribune" of November
| II, as solemn legacy at his hands-if in
| deed it be our Masters will to give him
now the Grown of Glory, which awaits all
those to whom it will be said at that day:
"lnasmuch as we have done it unto the
least of these We have done it unto me-"
Tell your dear husband then, that hence
| forth you shall be our own We are a
poor and despised people-almost forbid
den, by the oppressive restrictions Of the
Free States, to rise to the higher walks of
lucrative employments, toiling early and
late for our daily bread but we hope-and
ne ante'd, by Gods help-to organize in
every Free State, and in every colored
church, band of sisters, to collect our
weekly pence, and pour it lovingly into
your lap. God will help us, for he is the
Judge Of the widow and the Father of the
fatherless." And you have all been made
widows, and your children fatherless, be-
cause your husbands, and your children's
fathers, counted not their lives as dear, SO
that they might fulfill this command of
our Gods: Therefore say unto you,
whatsoever ye would that others should do
unto you, do ye even so unto them, for
this is the Law and the prophets" (The
Mosaic as well as the Christian dispense
ton
Fear not, beloved sister. Trust in the
God of Jacob. He who of old sent bis
prophet forth with this word to the tyrant
who oppressed the enslaved hosts Of Is
rael, LET my people goW The great l
Am has also sent your husband, we be-
the ears of those oppressors, and woe, woe,
woe, is theirs if, instead of honoring the
word Of the Lord, they Stay the prophet.
Trust then in this same God, and if you
will cast your fatherless ones upon Him,
and if you and they will, as your beloved
husband has done, deal justly, love mercy.
and walk humbly with your God, and it
shall be well with you in time and in eter-
nifty.
We hope very soon TO send you the first
fruits of our offering of love. Many will
doubtless minister to you; but in our min
istration we trust to make fund to min
lister to you and yours till you shall say it
is enough, and until you yourselves shall
say to us: "Clothe the naked, feed the
hungry, shelter the homeless ones, who are
daily fleeing from the oppressor."
We do not ask you to write now. We
know, we cannot be unmindful of the
loneliness, and we fear the agony of these
solemn days The one who is privileged
to write these words for her sisters unto
you, knows well the heart of che widow
and all its desolations; but we pray that
He whose you are, whom you serve, who
has said that not cup of cold water shall
be given to disciple in His name, without
receiving disciples reward, will cause
His face to shine upon you, will speak
peace to your troubled spirit, will send
the strong consultations of the Gospel, which
have the voices in his counsel and the
guide of the life of your husband and our
brother into your heart May Triune
Jehovah shed life, light and peace around
your dwelling,
Pray your loving sisters.
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