, 1874-06-13
Tho ox.slaycu from tho degradation nna ig1,or-
arco ontaod on thont by opp"cFst.,n.
Tim Aruortrnp Atfa4tt,n,t Aup,,ot., ;,. 4i,.n,,h

tho ox.slayca from tho degradation nna ignor-
hnce ontaflod on thnnt by opp"cRstnn,
Tho Amorscan alisslonar7 Assrcla.ion though
d,htincs!voty All Anti.s|nvorv organization, via
not exclusively such: It sunght to striko tho
fottorB fr3m tho 1imhs Df the slave. not as its
ultimate object, not soely for tho presont good
Of tho oolored man, tho country, or tho Church,
but as duty to tIlo slave, n tributo to Chris
.ianity, nfstl 4 lnoA1iB 10 IN efWl-t,o honor Of
God, and tho highest good Of tho race. both for
tin1o ana eternity.
TO Tl1ts BROADER SCOPE
Ia probably duo thu fact that 1t alone Of all tho
earlior Anti.slayery organizations rotnins a viz.
omhodiea much of(thc old Abolition feeling, now
happily turned toward lilo intellectual aud moral
culture Of tho frooiInan.
AB AN INDEX
Of tho tfmcB and tho obstacles ngAuBt which tho
now Socioty had to contend, 1t may not 10 I'M
proper to stato that that excellent organization
tho American Bible Society, which luB dono 30
much to supply tho world with tho word Of God
az leaves for tho healing Of tic nation. thon re-.
fusod an offer Of $4,000 to aitt In supplying tho
slave population OF tho United States with tho
bcrptureH, md rejected resolution to ei,treat
its nuxiliarcs III tho slavo-holdng States to sup
Ply every destitute poraon, bond and free with
tho Bible and tho American Tract Society, after
publishing promum tracts on temperance, DO
cllned to tako measures to publish anything on
tho tniquitY Of slayeryi md TINT those exceilont
tho country, solicited and received funds from
slayo-hoidorH, recognized them ms Chriatians in
good standing, elected thnm to Offices in tho So.
elety, and ttoatods protesting Christmas, who
lyod on tho unpaid toll Of tto alnvov, as they did
those YhoHc characters worc spotlesg.
The income Of the AsHociation for tho frat
yosr, 1885, was 913, 900, aud the number of
missionaries at homo and nhroad was thirty-fvo,
.. small but valiant bnnd. WELDING tho sword Of
t1in Rnfrff arn;raf u1nyot,o1Iintr
othor sin.
THE wonk OF THE SOCIETY
In tho slavoholding Htatos begun tn tho fall of
1913 by tho appointment of tho Row. John q.
Fec, Kentucllian by BIRTH and tho Bon Of
Shareholder, as homo missionary, and tho en-
p!oyinent OF nn oldor III his church Us o c0lpor-
tear to distribute Bibles aud tracts among whtto
aud black, bond an FREQ. Schools woro conf
nencod. IN tho SUCCESS Of which lny tho bogin-
nings Of what haa atnce become Beroa College.
In 1851, tho Association commenced to preach
M Anti -slayory Gospel In North Carolina. md,
IN 1856, had seven missionaries engaged In tho
crisis contest Of Kanans.
ThuB did tho ABaociation endaavor to preach
the GoapoI In tho South ut every accessible point,
peacefully whon it could, undor persecution II it
must Amidst nobs, imprisonment, acourginga,
tho missionaries continued to labor in tic Staten
named, until in 1867, immediately succeeding tho
John Brown ratd, all its lnaBionarioa were OK
peiled from Kentucky and North Caro1ina. In
tho lRttor State tho ney. Daniel Worth was In
Gcted, imprisoned, and barely escaped with his
lifo.
In 1860 tie income Of tho Association was
$G4 900. and its nnmbor Of Homo Missionaries
aud Colportours 116, mostly concentrated OH tho
borders OF tllo alavehodng 8tatos. Then fol-
lowed tho war, and chaplhi1,s and Christian sol
dors become to a limited extont tho teachers OF
tho nogroes, who manifcBsed a surprising thirat
for knowledge.
THE FIRST SYSTEMATIC EFFORT
Tor thoir relief md instruction was made by tho
American Missionary Association. Its Treasur-
or, the veteran Lewis Tappan, began tho move
whose celebrated proclamation, May 27, 1861,
declaring tho osoaplng fugtives contrabaud Of
war, gayo them safety ut Fortress Monroe, and
prepared tho way for roliof mud schools. Up to
this tisne no encouragement WAS ofTerod to tho
cOlorod pooplo who ilod to our nrmy lines. Many
Of tho officers OF tho arlny Aont tllom back to
their masters tho policy Of tho Government
was avowolty that Of nou-ihtorseranco. Gen.
boon virtually nnnullol but now tho fugitiyoa
found refuge under tho nng Of The United Stntos
Largo nunlbora Of tlom wero gathered at Fort
reBs Monroe ana Hampton. homoloss and dosti-
pm wrote to Con. Butler, who welcomed any
effort in thoir behalf. Missionaries ind supplies
Of clothing wore sent from Now York, Sunday
schools aud religious servicos wero commoucod
in tho house Of an ox-President Of tho United
statcs, and on the 17sh Of September, 1861, tho
first day school for tho Freedmon was opened,
taught by h1rs. Mary s. paako. Christian
woman of color.
Iloro, tlon, on the coast whcro 241 years be-
foEo the first alaye-slip enterod American wa
tors, introducing an owl 30 fruitful Of woe md
blood to both races, woman Of tho despiBod
race, under tue auspices OF tho American Mis-
sionary Association, and, under the protection OF
tho national guns, threw open tho doors Of tho
lnatituted an ORR OF civilization In marked con-
trast to tho Ola OF barharism then 80 soon to
terminate.
s1NcE THAT TIh1R
tho work of tho Association has been mainly
among the freedmen OF tho South. During the
War it's labors wore welcomed by nearly all the
coMmandants OF tho military posts. Tho Frood.
mon's Bureau, croated BY M act of Congross,
March, 1865 and placed under tho command Of
Gen. Q. o. Howard, gave vigorous and sns-
tained support to tho educational work OF the
Association, and tho Association, thus aided, had
at ono tno over 300 persons malo aud female,
In It's work for the ox-slaYes.
It has occupied parts Of al tho late Blagohold.
ing States. seeking tho physical comfort Of the
colorod man, promoting industry, establishing
common and higher schools, and now hRs Bovell
chartered institutions. located In Kontucky, Vr-
| ginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama hIlsslsHpp
and Louisiana, preparing missionaries and teach
| esa for guides and educalors of their raco.
| In its work for tho freedmen, aud under itl
! direction, thero has bacn oxponded IN aggregate
Of more than 81, ESQ, 900, made up OF benovolen
contributions, grants from tho Government, AMI
| the contributions Of tho people themselves. I'll,
| Association has secured for tho work Of impair
tial education in tho South property worsh NOR
than sI08.000, boaides s150.000 or 9200, 900 Sur
rendered to Trustees Of institutions OF iudiyldu
al schools. Stimulated by the SUCCESS of thei
educational efforts tho State Of Virginia ha
sot apart for Hampton Normal anil Agriculture
Institute the incoma Of nbout @100.0u0. MisHiA
sippi Inns given to Tougaloo $4,000 and th
6tato Of Georgln to Atlanta, S24 900.
Considering the disadvantages under whiol
the co!orod people Of the South have labosed
| too much call hardly be sAid Of thoir roadines
to receive instruction and oo-opernte with til
afortH Of their Nortlern frlouas to get TOR them
solves, and Bocuro for their fellows tho adyan
tagon Of education in lotters. A notable exnu,
| plo Of thiB III the successful enterprise Of til
Jubilee elngers Of Fisk University, llnder thci
teacher, Prof. g. +. White. Moro than $500
has boon earned by them for tho erection Of Ju
biloe Hall, which. though primarily for tho bel,
oft OF tho oolored people. will throw open ii