, 1862-12-29
APPEAL, FOR THE FREEDMEN.
By CoEnn11ttee Appointed ut the An
nuAl Meeting Of the American n1fs-
sionaFy Association, Oct. 1e, 1862

In the providence of God, tens Of thousands
parts Of the South, for the privileges which
freedom confers, and slavery has denied them.
The number is constantly increasing, and |
within few months, or weeks, it is probable |
that hundreds Of thousands Will be looking to |
their friends for aid And what class Of Peo'
Indeed it hardly deserves the name Of charity,
TO supply their wants. They only ask little |
interest on q long standing debt. We have
anreaped the fruits Of their unpaid toll i
Their first wants are physical. Many Of
them have escaped, and will escape from their
bondage in very destitute condition. They
need clothes, and bedding, and some shelter
from the storm. This want will be tempo
rary: they will soon be able to supply them
selves. But for a few months they must have
. They need education. Few of them can
read, and still fewer can write They need
day schools and evening schools, for children
and adults. Every family should at once be
supplied with the Bible, and the mass Of them
should be taught to read It. H., ,a.n.,
Many of their own number are exorters and
preachers; but need preachere who can tex
pound unto them the way Of God more per-
They need assistance in organizing them
selves into schools, Sabbath schools, congre-
cations and churches. And they need intel1i-
gent friends and counsellors, to guard them
| against the insults, impositions, immoraiities
| and various abuses Of these who hate them,
| and are interested to prove that the negroes
| are an improyident race, unfit to take care Of
! themselves.
For every thousand of these emancipated
people mere Snonld pc at least one anae SApe- r.
| them, to teach, to organize, and counsel them;'
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