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He did more. He enjoined it upon his slaves 
to attend the meetings. This was a long step in 
advance of anything he had ever yet done. Hith- 
erto he had forbidden them to go to the meetings 
or schools of the missionaries. 
As these tidings were brought from time to 
time to the Executive Committee they were for- 
cibly reminded of Mr. Comer’s remarks on the 
evening of his departure. believe/’ said he, 
^^that there is power in the gospel to save the 
heathen; and I believe, God helping me, I can 
make them believe it too.” 
