The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-09-29
American Missionary Associatton.-Its
Work aud Wants, $50 900 Required.

wilderness They are free; but free
dom alone gives neither lands, homes,
nor capital; and tho South is so poor,
and the whites are 20 embiltered against
teaching the blacks that common-schools
viii not be started speedily or generally,
They are voters; but they are Just pass
4 ing through n terrible struggle, at the
risk Of their daily bread, or their lives,
against the ilaitery 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 lorttude
and patience 10 endure suffering Tea
| chers and missionaries arc their best lead
ers, and schools and a pure gospel their
'sIhews Of war"
The association is their helper, not to
pauperize, 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,
1t hats at large cost, opened fifteen normal
and gh schools occupying central loca-
tons, in good buildings, on lands owned
by the association. 1t has preached the
gospel and planted churches among them,
TN the basis OF a pure faith aud an up
right lite. More Of this work is needed.
Schools may be like the wheels" in the
prophetic vision, but the gospel must be
the next moving "spirit'' in tho wheels
The increased expense of the ordinary
schools, the heavy cost of establishing the
normal schools, the inability Of the Blu.
rcau TO furnish return transportation Tor
The teachers, AMI the falling off in the
receipts for the last four months. have
created debt which, unless removed.
must cripple the operations of the com
ing year, ] Ist at a time when to with
RAW the helping hand Gill he mot dis
cournGng and most DANGEROUS Nlusf the
freedmen, who aided Us So nohly in our
great struggle, and ON whose elevation
rest MOI only the hopes ui' the loyal whites.
bat Of the whole country Of the South.
be made 10 Ieel that they are at once be-
set by their old foes, and deserted by their
new I'icn = Shall = cause ~ sacred. 50
ntcrwncd with every interest of the
freedmen, the loyal whites. and the conn
Try he impcrlIed for lack of AN Offering
meet for the cxigcn"y Our only hone
against this danger IS hat the wisdom
and bencvulcnce of oar friends viii avert
It. What is an Offering of even 500,
600 i.r IL cause Ike this One breath of
the spirit that gave millions to the Chris
ian and Sanitary Commissions would So
! cure it.
We appeal to our friends with copf~
! denre They are not poorer bat richer. Tor
the help they have given in times Of need
Ia us and TO other missl N boards
They have enlisted for the war" an :
will not desert the freedman until hc
! and the country are safe. We therefore
/ earnestly urge upon ministers. chuich. s,
Sabbath >chool., and individuals to con.
slider their p'7,l'gc and duty in the case,
and TO act promptly, Fifty thousand
dollsrs in September, ~ birh closes our
ii~c year, will he absolutely required To
meet our present emergency
Ladies committees. treasurers nr local
| societies or churches, executors of WILLS
ana all persons holding funds for The asso.
clatien, or having the responsibility OF
making or transmitting collections, arc
requested to forward them TO uur treasury
before the close of September.
In behalf of the Executive Committee
GEORGE WWrP L,
j *. SurHEhD,
NJ, +. STRIEHY, Secretaries
New York, Aug u. 1868.
Donations may be sent to w. T.
Whiting, treasurer, SO John street, New
York, or to Rev c. S. Woodworth, see
rotary, Is Cofnhill, Boston.
Hay LOADING MACHINE -lleretuiorC
inventors seem to have failed in u~t on,
link IN their chain Of hay making ma
chinery Implements for cutting and