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annually until 1888. Then the Freedman’s Mis- 
sion Aid Society of London will give us from 
$2,000 to |3,000 a year for at least a year or two 
yet. If, while we have use of the saw-mill and 
steamer, we could erect buildings for training- 
schools and other purposes, it would be well. To 
do these things will require more money than we 
will likely have, unless it is given especially for 
. the purpose which a few wealthy persons, both in 
England and America, are disposed to consider, 
and may furnish. 
While it is true that the steamer John Brown 
has not as yet paid expenses, she has greatly con- 
tributed to the comfort of our missionaries, and 
helped our cause generally, Mr. Gomer says it 
would have cost $1,000 more to have done the 
business they did for the mission than the John 
Brown got credit for, and we would have had to 
buy a cutter, which would have required at least 
$500 more. The steamer did a good deal to put 
into operation steam navigation weekly from 
Freetown to Good Hope, which no doubt will 
now continue, whether the John Brown does or 
not. Had we secured the contract for carrying 
the mails, as we would have done no doubt, had 
she reached Africa on time, which pays £50 a 
month, or $2,880 a year, there would have been 
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