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no longer protested against the imputations thrown upon the state of slavery. And again, in the island of Barbadoes, Mr. Hart, a Missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, became unpopular and was complained of, some ten years back, for admitting a black to the Holy Communion in company with whites. But writes Mr. Froude in January 1834,[1] "Last Sunday, when I received the Sacrament at his church, at which near 200 people were present, all colours were mixed indiscriminately."
If there be a general progression of this kind, and a sincere recognition of religious brotherhood, we may hope to see wrought out a final harmony and amalgamation between races hitherto never combined, except upon terms shameful to one and deterioriating to both.
- ↑ Ibid. p. 335.
ERRATUM.
Page 9, line 2, for seven years, read twelve years.
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