New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-12-25
Res. john G.. Fee.
BEEEA CoLLEGE, KENTUCKY,
November ,. 1873.

Editor Lousp.He Commercial:
/ DEAR SIR:-At your request. | furnish
/ You a brief outline OF the eycat'd III, Of
| Rev. John G.. Fee.
He was born in Bracken county, Nv. IN
/ 1916 His father, n farmer, was 4 member
Of the Presbyterian Church, and the owner
/ OF thirteen slaves. John early embraced
religion, and became convinced that it was
his duty to prepare for the work of the min
iSt!y. With this design he entered college
at Augusta, KY, afterwarl studied two
/ years ut Oxford, Ohio, and finally graduated
at Augusta. His theological course was
| taken at Lane Seminary, Ohio. There,
| alter many struggles of mind aud much dis
cus>ion, with earnest PRAYER Tor light. he
became convinced of the great evil and sin
iulness of American slavery. and, with a
| full sense Of the obIoguy and danger h. must
meet, consecratel himself t. preach a gospel
OF impartial love in his native ~tl,r
! At first he lAborrd several months with
his parents, to persuade the n t. lhr..tl,
their slave'. lie failed. and with great sud
ness, relinquished the effort ana went 90
preach the gospel to others. His father, a
severe man, disowncd and di,inhrritrd him,
giving him one dollar in hi, will. His
mother, a kind-hcarted woman, wept over
noronts tLo,l,h t,,;o H.. ~ ,','V III,
AGAINST him Rut ,CtnrworJ la ,,o, ;,.,,''I
tn como in Joorn;nlr ,Lat IL rL 80 ' ,,o ="
ohnut "a sou a r,r,ni, ,,''' 80, -. vas
same ,Lur,I, win bor ,Ios,or ho h[r, i I'ls
at the price demanded, and liberated her
His father was yrrv ,n,.rv hn,.,,,so Ln ,yn,,I,i
not sell her back
Before he became an aboitionst. his
l.'thei had gwen him iour hundred acres of
and spcnt il All in hry;nr Ills .l,y. j., ,,,,I,
lishin. an anti.s}aycrv manu,I md in soIf
support. His rrn,,lc in Luis rn,nt,.
uromisrI him slnii far ,roochiu,, I,,t Lnin-,
offended by an auti..I,vnrv s,.rn,on yer,,
mild and .,cntI, th.y r,iJ lin, L.,t ,r,,,,I.
five dIrs Fn, TO-, ,,,.I 80 ,.,,
. wear from, tI,a ,n,,rt,.,m ;Jn,,n Ni;.,i,r.,r,.
SG,irty. hut linJin, th,, MI. .n,.;,.,,, ,,,s
sustoinin,, t,yn ! ,.,n-b ,I.I;,,,, r. l,,,
he f.lt th2, h c,,l ,n, c,s,'i'',,,;,,,'i,. 49,
licit contr;hr,;,,,s in il nrJ In,,o ,,,,s,
decline to r,rrivr ia .,,n,or' '''' '''''''
ON ioj,i,,, ,l,c p,cs[ttcr,, H., mazda, c,,I
statement of hi, AMI; slavery rnnvirti.ns
As these conyir.joos rircnrI lis unti.sI,vnr,,
efforts r,rIti1li.I n,l III. ,,,,r;'s l'',,!
more earnest and ril;,rtivr I,nI.r hi.
influence. the church in levi, ,o,utv r,.sr,j
resolution. dcr,rnriur sI,vnr,. as .i,,ti,I and
REFUSING fellowship v,lh sI,vr.hnllrr. 'rI,,
SYNOD reviewed Ills action and r,.n.,,rn,I
Mr., Fec. for d!,turh:r,r thc rcacc of y;,,,
and introIurin~ , tr,t n, n.dn,Lar-hin ,"t
known to the Constitution Of fine prn.L,t.-
,ian Church. I.r,ni h., ,..,,rn,;t,nn nttI,,
prrshvtrrv he ,yifhIro5y ,ftn. r,rI,, .,,t;,,',
his vi,.,ys and rn,.ciI - ,,,,Iiii,,i .tt'..
dis;nis>ion H., thn ruliil.,tinn -, ,I,,',
facts in the NV Yni. Er,,,,oy;s, liz ,,,r.
di;ion was brounht ia tbr rotir. nr ,I'o
American Ni..innor,. Ass,ciati,,,, ,,I 49,,
aid ,yo. of,r,J lin, H., tl,,,t ,;'
norind nf tyantr..iI ',''i Io - t'
symmetrical ,y!oil,. m cI;,,, ,''', " va
In Lewis and Eroll.nn l.ann,ios hn l,I,nrnJ
ei,ht vc,rs and or,,,,izol ,Lro, ,,,,i-Ia,,l,,
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invitnJ hin, hr. ,rl.r f'ar ~ i' ,,;
..rrnnns ho ,r,,,,i.,,I ,,,i i,',Ii
md orh ,,, $780,, ~, ="
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hnro ,rto1 H., ~, - - -, IN
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a az RS, Ml. rec was preaching Oh Tue subject
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w i'o'eit 'oIe'' " ii'lNe ~ IN" ''u"'l'
"h' vas acting IL coIP'I!cui u I,i' .N''ei''
IN III 'It,ai'ii'i9 -tI'1eI''.I"' ana ne "a
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- !eia htlu IN ne'G T"a ail|SiictiI.''i
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% - tnc PolrIeIS oi Cdi 'ii2 @,!h'' ne
aalu ~; II l an uI9iurbei, VIII appear
% !, sh9 courts lie DeHe1e! IN tie r!2ht o.
9eil-ueten9e, IUI Vii,oseh the ifact.re 81
chll5Ihg arm ana DtHe'eu theS were se'eh1'
2TA'e Vi ua'i19I tha'I d nledna "' safety
ihe sermon had just IoiiiiA-Ncei "h'h Il
mop oi s!Ely men, WIN fi>l"ia ana sH"-,
sutIou'y,d tho nous. one came ~ ana