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 and abundant means
have been sent to Siam, China, and Japan. Why not send the best talent
and needful means to Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Cape Palmas, that
native missionaries may be trained for the outposts of the Lord? There
is not a more promising mission-field in the world than Africa, and
yet our friends in America take so little interest in this work! The
Lord is going to save that Dark Continent, and it behooves his
servants here to honor themselves in doing something to hasten the
completion of this inevitable work! Africa is to be redeemed by the
African, and the white Christians of this country can aid the work by
munificent contributions. Will you do it, brethren? God help you!

FOOTNOTES:

[115] Deut. xii. 2, 3, also 30th verse.

[116] Deut. vi. 19.

[117] Deut. vii. 7.

[118] News comes to us from Egypt that Arabi Pacha's best artillerists
are Negro soldiers.

Part II.

_SLAVERY IN THE COLONIES_.[119]

CHAPTER XII.

THE COLONY OF VIRGINIA.

1619-1775.

INTRODUCTION OF THE FIRST SLAVES.--"THE TREASURER" AND THE
DUTCH MAN-OF-WAR.--THE CORRECT DATE.--THE NUMBER OF
SLAVES.--WERE THERE TWENTY, OR FOURTEEN?--LITIGATION ABOUT
THE POSSESSION OF THE SLAVES.--CHARACTER OF THE SLAVES
IMPORTED, AND THE CHARACTER OF THE COLONISTS.--RACE
PREJUDICES.--LEGAL ESTABLISHMENT OF SLAVERY. WHO ARE SLAVES
FOR LIFE.--DUTIES ON IMPORTED SLAVES.--POLITICAL AND
MILITARY PROHIBITIONS AGAINST NEGROES.--PERSONAL
RIGHTS.--CRIMINAL LAWS AGAINST SLAVES. EMANCIPATION.--HOW
BROUGHT ABOUT.--FREE NEGROES.--THEIR RIGHTS.--MORAL AND
RELIGIOUS TRAINING.--POPULATION.--SLAVERY FIRMLY
ESTABLISHED.

Virginia was the mother of slavery as well as "the mother of
Presidents." Unfortunate for her, unfortunate for t