Year: 1868

eight of our Teachers coming by letter, two
Der, but acknowledging as it does, alike the
Fatherhood of God, and the brotherhood oJ
Man, 1t must prove leaven which shall
eventually affect ell around. 1t is the out
growth Of much labor and many prayers,
and we trust God blessing may rest upon
1t and his presence ever abide therein and
indeed the baptism of his spirit seemed to
descend upon US from our verv entrance
into our chapel. We had some special
meetings while our northern friends were
with us, and deep religious nterc-t show
ed Itself at once. Several of our scholars
have been converted, and we hope the
good work is but just begun and we are
very thankful that we have now church
where these young Christians NAV, if thev
wish, find an intelligent, spiritual home
And this is one of the great wants of this
people now, for many of their preachers, are
SO Ignorant and illiterate, that they are los
ing all power to influence the more advanced
scholars Of our schools And our Teachers
too, ostracised we have ever been. here.
from all Christian sympathy from white
people; feeling when we attend their
churches, that we are endured rather than
welcomed we too are thankful to have at
last a Sabbath home. The services in the
colored churches. although TO them deeply
devotional are hardly edifying to an
educated mind ! often feel that this people
need instruction religiously almost as much
as mentally and this can be done for the
young people, at least. more ehectually by
the establishment Of such churches as ours,
than in any other way.


a slight episode which occurred at our
School Dedication will show how little
sympathy the people Of Macon have for us,
or for our work Several invitations having
been sent to the ministers and prominent
citizens to attend the Dedication, three were
accepted The Baptist and Presbyterian
ministers and Reporter for the daily
Telegraph were present. During his ad
dress, Mr.. Ware alluded to the past history
of this race, the laws prohibiting their
learning to read contrasting it with their
present facilities and advantages for an edu-
cation, with brief allusion to what their
future might be if they were true to
themselves, not politically for he did not
touch upon politics in the least-but moral
" and socially, &c. The Reverend gentlemen
who were sitting on the stand, grew very
restless and WINGED at the mere mention Of
these truths, which however lightly touched
upon, seem ever to be unpalatable to their
conservative Southern taste. and when after
ward the speaker made this remark that
. the Christianity Of Jesus if preached in
purity has ever been opposed to slavery and
oppression these Christian ministers rose
at once, took their hats and canes, and
Indignantly strode out of the house. and the
Morning Telegraph issued their protest,
which | send you, and also complimentary
notice of US a. - scurvy set" &c. The
Reporters account of the exercises, with the
exception Of a few words as to the . bitter
untruths which the snid Ware spit out was
4 very fair, candid report.


/ have thus given you Mr.. Editor, as
briefly | could, outline Of the events Of
the past few weeks. Your readers viii find
it a rose tinted sketch but | regret to say,
the picture, if finished, would not be all
sunshine. There are shadows Of fraud and
injustice, of want and wrong and suffering,
TO be filled in ere the picture is complete,
but ! will not call attention to the shadows
now.