The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03
Sermon Oh Hav6f.

PROGRESS OF THE HAYIIENs-TEEIa INSTITUTIONS
THEIR LAST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF PREsI-
DENT GEFFRArD.
The Rev. NJ. D. Bird, who has spent the past twenty
years Hayt British Wesleyan missionary, beng
visit to this country to solicit aid Tor female boarding
school which he is about establish Port Prince,
Sunday evening preacheda discourse Hsyt and the
Haens, at Shiloh Presbyterian Church (Arcan) at the
Of Prince and Marion streets. The church
was full. The reverend gentleman spoke Of HAyti
as glorious land, full OF majesty and grandeur.
Time would allow him to present but few OF The
salient points in the history of that Interesting
and much illuminated people. II was only about
fifty years ago that they threw off the iron yoke
Of slavery. 1t true that fendish passions were
aroused and that At times hell seemed 70 be
loosed but this really the work Of b.p:zsd Chrs-
tans, and upon them the bane Justly rested. The Hay
ten ration spranS state OF ana neAanon
ism which nad engendered nourishsd by bAp
tzed Chrstisns They had only supersttious know
ledge Of the Reoeemer Little could be expected from such
nation yet they had been blamed for making greater
progress He was not sure the Haytens had made SLOW
| sand years u civilization, but the Haytens only
| nifty years ago starred from worse taan nothing.
In the savage he saw noble traits, but not in . slave.
Tyranny uDmans HIM, roos him OF the dignity OF MAN.
hood Twas but fair, then, when spasng OF the siow
progress of that people to compare their present
| dion With the point from which they started. They
bad goriously achieved their liberty and defended it.
Yet the Hay have progressed. rhsy have their
ganzed eovernn ent free and liberal institutions well
organized Jurisprudence, able lawyers and education
had been rico respectable and honorable of
elevation When he first arrived in thai country, where
the French language alone is used he found himself
weak in that language, and he was indebted TO genuine
son OF Africa for thorough and complies instruction in
that language He had established o school a. Port
Prince, in which they had nov several pro-
fessors, OF different shades and complexion, add
the professor of mathematics pure. blooded
African He mentioned these instances the
African race s capable Of the highest intellectual
opement and culture. 1t was true that nation Hay
in arrears in almost everything but they
forget that the ration still young The Hsyeus
charged with OF stability; but heard of enlghs-
enet nations where blossoms constantly DREADED
The secret of this want Of moral principe-ofthe
love Of God shed abroad in the heart He friend
the character OF the Hytiens that they had revo
ton after revolution. II did not show OF intei-
gence in people to struggle against uprghteous
Great injustice and oppression practsed the
Haytien empire. They felt that their prospects as
nation blasted and all their interests destroyed by
such government They did not desire see blood
she'd but they desired TO forward; and In going for
that they had overthrow IL. he was convinced
that hue and complexion have nothing TO Do
with the soul, with mental capacity. The
Haytens who love liberty, and II the
spirit and power Of Christ prevailed Ia that nation he
eved they would rank among the happy pros
wanted Christianity Inc revolution completed
before he le He had personally known President Gof
frard for the last fifteen years Of noble spsnt Of
intelligence and refinement, and better than all, man
delghtng to recognise the hand of Providence He had
surrounded himself with of intelligence, who able
TO show the lberahy Of that government he would men
ton the fact that the Roman Catholic government had
granted allowance the Protestant school eatabshed
by him In Port az Prince. taf~