The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-09-24
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LETTER FROM REV AMOS cppnr
BEMAN. uIhhY

Po'i'iOli' Ior that IS posi-
non 'oluntanlyassumed in this land of tho
largest liberty" We met at Greannor.
hev' Alexander Posey, who has in charge
church IN both of these places. He was
III 0reenport attending fair-a successful
falr-held by his people there to raise funds
70 nquidate debt on their building; and
although but few in number, they have h.,
their energy and labors, cleared over ora
hundred dollars He used all neca.s.-s
means to secure for us good meet;r,.
among his people in this place, and the q,
tendance proved that he had not laborad
in vain
| There are in this place less than two
hundred colored people. Their church ed.
ifice-a small but comfortable BUILDING
was built some twenty years ago, the dedi.
cation sermon being preached by the vene.
rable and reverend Christopher Rush, who
has toiled so long and SO well for the reE.
gious prosperity of the colored people Of
this country. During these twenty Years
of course, a great many changes have ia.
ken place here. Those men then in tbo
prime of life, and who built the church
now show the weight of years heavy upon
them. Many of those who were children
then, and whom these fathers thought and
hoped would be pillars in the church and
towers of strength and beauty in society,
have disappointed those bright hopes Too
many of them have become "sons of the
ocean," spending years away as whalemen,
to return now and then with all the destruc.
tive habits of the sailor fastened upon them
Some of the people here are doing well.
They have acted nobly, and are enjoying
the fruits of well-spent lives. The church
end congregation present an appearance of
peace and hopefulness for the future. In
their pastor and his good lady they have
able and efficient counsellors for everything
good. The spirit of Improvement is in
them, and we are glad to find them held in
honor for works sake.'
At the close of one of our meetings some
of the good friends subscribed for "The
Weekly Anglo-African" for the PASTOR and
for the american Missionary Magazine
for his wife. They have fine Sabbath
school. Mr.. Hempsted, the superintend.
ent, is man well fitted for the responsible
station which he holds in the church and
in the school,
This part of the island has been much
neglected by anti-slavery laborers, and as
consequence there is much to be done in
the way of reform. At the present time
there is no Anti-Slavery Society, and we
did not find an anti-slavery paper or TEN.
perance journal, there being no temper.
ance or literary society it their midst 1t
is to be feared that rum is doing fearful
work with some in this place Indeed,
one will not have to travel long to find evi-
dences of its existence and power Who
ever examines will find that many of the
young as well as the old are being led
away captive by this fascinating demon.
The future looks more hopeful. Parents
are taking deeper and wiser interest in
their children This is well. In our youth
we must find those who are to be the CHAM
pions of every good cause; too much pains
cannot be taken to fit them to "act we'll
their part" in all the great interests of So
ciety.
The good ladies here are about to hold
fair for the support of the Gospel in
their midst; and the young people, full Of
zeal, propose soon to give an exhibition o.
an intellectual character, at which the elo
quent and masterly argument before the
United States Court in Ohio, for the trial
of the Oberlin- W ellington Rescuers, deliv.
cred by DIR. Charles I'll. Langston, will be
recited. May it be thus recited thousand
times by our young men in all parts of the
land, and in various schools and associa.
tions. May its living and burning truths
fash over multitude of hearts, that, if ey.
er the occasion demands, they may be pre-.
pared and ready to ego and do likewise"
Our visit in this place has been very
pleasant, and we trust not altogether il
vain. 1t will not be in vain, Mr.. Editor
for you will, from week to week, do much
to strengthen and encouras G the friends
here to run with patience the race set be-
fore them"-to do with all their might
what their hands find to do for their own
elevation, and for the deliverance OF those
in chains in this guilty land A G. B.
OUR NEW HAVEN LETTER.
| NEW HAVEN, Sept. 49, 1859