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WESTEEN AFKICA. 
country is worth from one to two hundred 
dollars per acre, whilst just as good land as* 
it is, in Africa is not worth a dime per acre? 
And why is it that a day's labor in this 
country is worth from one to ten dollars, 
whilst the same amount of labor there is 
worth from one to two dimes ? The reason 
of this difference is found in the fact, that 
we have the Bible, and they have it not. 
The Bible fosters invention, enterprise, and 
refinement wherever it goes, and hence 
wealth follows in its train. 
In a very important sense the Bible has 
made our turnpikes, canals, and railroads, as 
well as the cars and boats and wagons used 
upon them. It has made our good houses, 
steam-mills, factories, ships, — our trades, 
professions, and books. It has made our 
telegraph lines, by which we converse with 
each other thousands of miles apart. But 
these are the less important blessings it con- 
fers upon us; our feeble powers are in- 
adequate to enumerate the spiritual benefits 
it lavishes upon us. Take from us the 
Bible and with it must go the Holy Sabbath, 
—the preaching of the sanctuary,— the in- 
