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tations of the learned ; and — bursting through all barriers into 

 every den of infamy, haunt of pleasure, idol-temple, and arena 

 of scepticism and infidelity in the world — it shall confound, 

 convict, condemn, and send to punishment all those impenitent 

 workers of iniquity who before may have been told to no pur- 

 pose of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come. Its 

 still small voice of blissful comfort shall cheer the widow and 

 the orphan — light up with hope the eye of the pining captive, 

 and send the mantling blood of indignation into the withered 

 cheek, as well as an unearthly energy into the drooping frame 

 of each poor fettered slave, proclaim him free, and give back 

 his stolen rights. Yes, that Word shall stop the mouth and 

 blanch the cheeks of Satan and his crew; and, then, — having 

 conquered these worst enemies of man ; — having put light for 

 darkness, and truth in falsehood's place — it shall take from the 

 grave his victory, and from death his sting, when it goes forth 

 resistlessly both to glorify the Lord, and be itself abundantly 

 glorified. 



The victory shall he won — hand to hand, step by step. 

 Mission Stations are being gradually increased. These, just 

 as stars in the firmament are larger and more glorious the 

 nearer we get to them, will shine brighter and brighter the 

 swifter time advances the Church towards the moment of 

 the lifting up of her head, when her redemption draweth nigh. 

 Moreover the nearer the stars are approached, the more 

 numerous they appear, here and there starting into sight as 

 distance is shortened, until they themselves are lost in heaven's 

 refulgent splendour. So also do these Mission Stations in- 

 crease, and shall do so, until their twinkling light, glimmering 

 fitfully through the dismal gloom of heathenism, shall blaze 

 out steadily into the brightness of the perfect day, and illumi- 

 nate earth's spiritual sky with one belted zone of spiritual 

 glory. 



Bright days then are in store for Africa. The race of 

 Ham shall not always be accursed. God will yet more enlarge 



