of science.  Their darkened intellect now sweeps, unfettered, through the realms of learning and culture.  With his Saxon brother, the African slakes his insatiable thirstings for knowledge at the same fountain.  In the Bible, he leads not only the one unalterable text, “Servants, obey your masters,” but also, “Ye are all brethren.”  “God hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.”  “He is no respecter of persons.”

The Negro in this country has begun to enjoy the blessings of a free citizenship.  Under the sunny sky of a Christian civilization he hears the clarion voices of progress about him, urging him onward and upward.  From across the ocean, out of the jungles of Africa, come the voices of the benighted and perishing.  Every breeze is freighted with a Macedonian call, “Ye men of the African race, come over and help us!”

“Shall we, whose souls are lighted
By wisdom from on high,—­
Shall we, to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?”

God often permits evil on the ground of man’s free agency,
but he does not commit evil.

The Negro of this country can turn to his Saxon brothers and say, as Joseph said to his brethren who wickedly sold him, “As for you, ye meant it unto evil but God meant it unto good; that we, after learning your arts and sciences, might return to Egypt and deliver the rest of our brethren who are yet in the house of bondage.”

That day will come!  Her chains will be severed by the sword of civilization and liberty.  Science will penetrate her densest forests, and climb her loftiest mountains, and discover her richest treasures.  The Sun of righteousness, and the star of peace shall break upon her sin-clouded vision, and smile upon her renewed households The anthem of the Redeemer’s advent shall float through her forests, and be echoed by her mountains.  Those dusky children of the desert, who now wander and plunder, will settle to quiet occupations of industry.  Gathering themselves into villages, plying the labors of handicraft and agriculture, they will become a well disciplined society, instead of being a roving, barbarous horde.

The sabbath bells will summon from scattered cottages smiling populations, linked together by friendship, and happy in all the sweetness of domestic charities.  Thus the glory of her latter day shall be greater than at the beginning, and Ethiopia shall stretch forth her hands unto God.

It is our earnest desire and prayer, that the friends of missions in all places where God in his providence may send this history will give the subject of the civilization and Christianization of Africa prayerful consideration.  The best schools the world can afford should be founded on the West Coast of Africa The native should be educated at home, and mission stations should be planted under the very shadow of the idol-houses of the heathen.  The best talent