Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-16
rhe African Civilization society


Vie African 'i''ii>"''on society :
HE African 'lNli@'tlnh society Is "l'
organization Of colorel persons mcorpor.
ucl by the legislature of the Stat, ui
T.,y VT mud l,l,,,;,,,, f,r ,la. ol,s.,,;..,.
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'"''f r"'' i"'i '''''''"'" t''' "'
adueated Negro Is t'o best teacher ana
leader Of the race, and are cndrlvoriua
with considerable success, To demou,trt,
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leading elii<enN' setting t"rth their Ideas
If the problem Of negro capacity" uh,rl.
must La a,ln,wleJ,,,l =, l,ya. ,,r,.,, f,r,,
III ,,i,b
$1,000.
@ =, h ~ !. ~ % Jan. - I9"N-
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WV, ''.,'''S VI! ''' 'he i"r'tlSht was
,''y''''' W. h1,' s..t ana wan regn-
AR! S'hu 'n' l"r'h's"' We ihAnh
y ' ~ iof so ''., interest 81.
II you wiz c;'retully read 9ur circular
ii,;,'r'. ; ,'.',N ~ "" u, ,,,,'i''' ''o
earnest and nersav,ring cfrorts N r.i.,,,
he character of our unfortunate race
The problem Of NEGRO capacity, must
'' S''S'u .! inc negro ninhNe'l' ~ Is not
il in elomcnt sneerhrs . he mars, n,a,, ),
BIZ he ,norks Of his ora haj.ls ami 5r,jg,
Being negroes ourselves, and having
risen IRON ron. me lowest degree oil degrade
lrn 80 -, - -. -. ,.''',.s was '"l'-
kHot, what the ne,,ro want. on, No.
not to do for him as a pot; but 10 teach
hun how 10 do for himself rs man,
" uncut this SeV ,D"rt l1r ,%g' neither
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.,ntao,piI,ir and unrelcnting snn.ri,r.
From our paper, the Torchlight, YOU NAV
learn the class Of our patrons and sympa-
'''I%er' ana We pray you 100 10 T'ii'''"-
.R1,rrs 7, Prppv
General Agent of African Civilization
Society and Superintendent Of the Free
school
ms letter cohveysa bret ana Sn''ine'
ldea OF the mann work OF the society
pnrihS IN! last ionr years TINS society mas
employed l@o teachers and instructed
LOW children and adults. Teachers have
been employed and supported in Mary
land District of Columbia, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas, and
the labors of these teachers have yielded
abundant fruit. Besides these labor~ the
society has large printing establishment
which is self-sustaining, where none but
colorcd persons are employed. some Of
whom, wero brouobt from, ubo So,.b anl
'ii''''' u! 'i'e '''IoFeI managers, w"
papers are published, the 'Hrup.e'S
Journal" and the Z" Frccdmcn's Torch
irht." the one weekly and ,hr other
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lhey nave also under their patronage II
home for orphan freed children and 9TH
ors, where they have received about sixty
children f.a3ir., c,o+l,;,o. a,,1 ;,,-.r,,,.
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'"7 ''C',', NON i''''I',S u"tin8 'he past
}'ar-9Io'o'4- although limited sum
for the purpose vet their extensive work
was carried on with little cessation.
Funds arc necessary n carry nm. erch az,
-, $500. 49,. &c. ~. -. -
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'0'', ',,'' envy ~, ,r'''' w 'e''.' '''''''
'''' 1'''''' " est Nv 'o''o" '''S Is q" 'A-
= . o''' So CIR, 'E'''" y ~ i'''-
''" GNU '''''' VI ~ II : '"'''''''"
Having watched tor several years "lth
r;otv ana a1m;roa ,ho ,5r;no; u' '.''S a ~,
methods having seen 1T growing in i'm
portance and securing the sympathy and
suPPolt VI our i,loNl e'iii5 n.e'''l 'l'']eii9
liz farnr ana ~, bin'";,,,. ~ -. I' III =
hone and pray that this year, tho most inn
portaut crisis in the Africans history
since 1t Is to test his fitness to receive and
improve the gilt OF liberty may see ITS Ia.
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Let all believers in tho Hack mans
right 10 think and be and live and rise.
help him to help himself, by supporting
,he African q, 'l'lli1atlon society IN ITS Ia
80 e., In W. b.u :,
Tyng Theodore /. CnyIcr \ I Bind.
dington, Geo. f. Thrall, il. S. Storrs, Jr..