St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-09-25
Missionary association.
ITS WORK AND wANrs-S5O, 900 RE-
QUIRED.

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The freedmen are not yet through the
wilderness. They are free; but freedom
alone gives neither lands, homes, nor
capital and the south is 50 poor, and
the whites are so embittered against
teaching the blacks, that common-schools
will not be started speedily or generally.
They are voters but they are Just pass
ing through a terrible struggle, at the
risk of their daily bread, or their lives,
against the tlattery and violence of their
old masters, for the free use of the vote.
In this conflict they need intelligence and
virtue to resist seductions, and fortitudc
and patience to endure suffering. Teach
ers and missionaries are their best lead
ers, and schools and pure gospel their
''slnews of war
The association in their helper, not to
pauperlze, but to educate them to self
help. 1t has employed AN average OF
five hundred missionaries and teachers for
them each of the last two years. and,
seeing the absolute necessity of preparing
them rapidly TO be their own teachers, il
and high schools, occupying central loca-
tons, i'll rood buildings, on lands owned
by the association. 1t has preached the
gospel and planted churches among them,
on the basis OF IA pure faith and IN up
! right life. More OF this work is needed.
Schools may be like the '.whecs" in the
prophetic vision, but the gospel must be
the moving spirit in the wheels.
The increased expense of the ordinary
schools, the heavy cost OF establishing
the normal schools, the inability of the
the Bureau 10 furnish return Transports
ton for the teachers. and the falling oil
in the receipts for the last tour months.
have created Il debt which. unless remov-
ed, must cripple the operations OF ;hc
coming year, just ut Il time when tc
withdraw the hclping hand will be most
di>couraging and most dangerous. Must
the freedmen, who aided Us so noby in
our great struggle, and on whose eleva-
| ton rest not only the hopes OF the lOval
whites, but OF the whole country for the
south, be made To feel that they are at
once bcsct by their old foes. and deserted
| bv their new friends Shall IA cause 81
sacred. 50 intcrtwinrd with every interest
OF the freedmen, the loyal whites, and
the country be impcrllIcd for lack OF an
Offering meet for the eXigcncy Our
only hope against this danger is that the
wisdom and bencvoloncc OF our friends
VIII avert II. What is an offering OF
even 100000 for cause like this
One breath of the spirit that gave mill
ions 10 tine Christian and = lnitarv Com
missions would secure it,
We appeal to our friends with conf
denre They are not poorer, but richer
tor the help they have given in times OF
need TO Us and 10 other mission boards.
"Ihry nave enlisted tor the war" and
viii not desert the freedmen until he and
the country are safe We therefore
earnestly urge upon ministers, churches.
Nahhath->chuol>. and individuals To con-
slider their privilege and duty in the ease.
and 10 act promptly. F'ttv Thousand
dollars in September, which closes our
fiscal year. viii ue absolutely required tc
meet our present emergency.
Ladies committees. treasurers of local
-OcletlrS or churches. executors OF wills
and all persons holding funds Tor the As
>uclation, or having the responsibility o
making or transmitting collections, ar,
requested TO forward them To our trca-u-
~ before the lose OF September.
In behalf OF the Executive Committee
rEuI;.r WHIrrIE.
VI. f.. NrMtRl.
!. X. SHIruEHp. Secretaries.
,j3 John street, New York.
August n. lSGS.
Donations NAV Ice >,nt to W f.. Whit.
/ IN. assistant treasurer, % John sire T,
New lorS, o. to Rev. {. L. Wood
worth, secretary, Is C"rnhiii. Boston.