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sible for us to leave, and came into as bad a 
place, — and among as bad a people, as is 
possible for us to find, — for nowhere would 
the people do worse than kill us. He gave 
up his wealth in heaven, and then his life 
a ransom for us, 
Concerning the African Mission many 
reason thus :— 
" It will cost too much, and besides, it 
will do no good. They are a stupid, degrad- 
ed set of niggers anyhow, and there can 
nothing be made out of them. Go among 
them, and do all you can to teach 
them better, and they will rob you of your 
clothes, and keep on doing as they now do. 
God has placed them over there in Africa, 
and He will do right with them. Stay at 
home, and do good here, and don't go over 
there, and get sick and die." 
Now the blessed Savior in heaven could 
have said as bad things of the people living 
on the earth, jufet before he came to this 
world, as can be said of the u niggers" in 
Africa: but still' he came and lpt them 
abuse and kill him, and rob him of his 
coat, for the sake of unbarrim? heaven's 
