as Joseph’s brethren did, “Verily we are guilty concerning our brother,” before he will be compelled to add in consequence of Divine judgment, “therefore is all this evil come upon us.”  Pray also for all your brethren and sisters who are laboring in the righteous cause of Emancipation in the Northern States, England and the world.  There is great encouragement for prayer in these words of our Lord.  “Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in any name, he will give it to you”—­Pray then without ceasing, in the closet and the social circle.

3.  Speak on this subject.  It is through the tongue, the pen, and the press, that truth is principally propagated.  Speak then to your relatives, your friends, your acquaintances on the subject of slavery; be not afraid if you are conscientiously convinced it is sinful, to say so openly, but calmly, and to let your sentiments be known.  If you are served by the slaves of others, try to ameliorate their condition as much as possible; never aggravate their faults, and thus add fuel to the fire of anger already kindled, in a master and mistress’s bosom; remember their extreme ignorance, and consider them as your Heavenly Father does the less culpable on this account, even when they do wrong things.  Discountenance all cruelty to them, all starvation, all corporal chastisement; these may brutalize and break their spirits, but will never bend them to willing, cheerful obedience.  If possible, see that they are comfortably and seasonably fed, whether in the house or the field; it is unreasonable and cruel to expect slaves to wait for their breakfast until eleven o’clock, when they rise at five or six.  Do all you can, to induce their owners to clothe them well, and to allow them many little indulgences which would contribute to their comfort.  Above all, try to persuade your husband, father, brothers and sons, that slavery is a crime against God and man, and that it is a great sin to keep human beings in such abject ignorance; to deny them the privilege of learning to read and write.  The Catholics are universally condemned, for denying the Bible to the common people, but, slaveholders must not blame them, for they are doing the very same thing, and for the very same reason, neither of these systems can bear the light which bursts from the pages of that Holy Book.  And lastly, endeavour to inculcate submission on the part of the slaves, but whilst doing this be faithful in pleading the cause of the oppressed.

  “Will you behold unheeding,
    Life’s holiest feelings crushed,
  Where woman’s heart is bleeding,
    Shall woman’s voice be hushed?”