IN WESTERN AFRICA. 
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CHAPTER XXXV. 
WHAT THE GOSPEL WILL DO. 
I assume what I suppose will not be denied by 
a Christian, that the gospel will do for all heathens 
what it has done for us ; and hence I shall only give 
a brief sketch of the blessings flowing from the 
gospel to us, as a nation, to show what it will do 
for those who have it not. That we are indebted 
to Christianity for all that we possess above hea- 
thens, no Christian will deny. To it we are indebt- 
ed for a free government, which in itself is an in- 
estimable blessing when founded on right princi- 
ples. Among the inalienable rights spoken of in 
the “Declaration of Independence’’ are life, lib- 
erty, and the pursuit of happiness; and who can 
estimate the importance of being protected in 
these? To bring this home to the reader let me 
ask. Would you have your brother, sister, father, 
mother, or child exposed to the cruelties practiced 
daily in Africa and other heathen lands, for 
any earthly consideration? Would you have 
