Mr. A. said, he became a religious man whilst the manager of a slave estate, and when he became a Christian, he became an abolitionist.  Yet this man, while his conscience was accusing him—­while he was longing and praying for abolition—­did not dare open his mouth in public to urge it on!  How many such men are there in our southern states—­men who are inwardly cheering on the abolitionist in his devoted work, and yet send up no voice to encourage him, but perhaps are traducing and denouncing him!

We received a call at our lodgings in St. John’s from the Archdeacon.  He made interesting statements respecting the improvement of the negroes in dress, morals, education and religion, since emancipation.  He had resided in the island some years previous to the abolition of slavery, and spoke from personal observation.

Among many other gentlemen who honored us with a call about the same time, was the Rev. Edward Fraser, Wesleyan missionary, and a colored gentleman.  He is a native of Bermuda, and ten years ago was a slave.  He received a mercantile education, and was for several years the confidential clerk of his master.  He was treated with much regard and general kindness.  He said he was another Joseph—­every thing which his master had was in his hands.  The account books and money were all committed to him.  He had servants under him, and did almost as he pleased—­except becoming free.  Yet he must say, as respected himself, kindly as he was treated, that slavery was a grievous wrong, most unjust and sinful.  The very thought—­and it often came over him—­that he was a slave, brought with it a terrible sense of degradation.  It came over the soul like a frost.  His sense of degradation grew more intense in proportion as his mind became more cultivated.  He said, education was a disagreeable companion for a slave.  But while he said this, Mr. F. spoke very respectfully and tenderly of his master.  He would not willingly utter a word which would savor of unkindness towards him.  Such was the spirit of one whose best days had been spent under the exactions of slavery.  He was a local preacher in the Wesleyan connection while he was a slave, and was liberated by his master, without remuneration, at the request of the British Conference, who wished to employ him as an itinerant.  He is highly esteemed both for his natural talents and general literary acquisitions and moral worth.  The Conference have recently called him to England to act as an agent in that country, to procure funds for educational and religious purposes in these islands.

MEETING OF WESLEYAN MISSIONARIES.

As we were present at the annual meeting of the Wesleyan missionaries for this district, we gained much information concerning the object of our mission, as there were about twenty missionaries, mostly from Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christophers, Anguilla, and Tortola.