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Rh not then in possession of truly Christian governments. These two great centres of attraction lying on opposite sides of the globe, are drawing together great numbers of people from a variety of lands, civilized and uncivilized, where they are destined to come under Christian influences. The design of Providence is not yet sufficiently manifest, for us to say how far these remarkable movements are destined to contribute to the ends under consideration, but that they will be powerfully effective, none can doubt; and mark you, so far as they are effective, it will be by the return of Christianized Pagans to their own countries.

These discoveries of hid treasures are not yet ended. I feel prepared to hazard the opinion that the progress of African colonization is to be vastly accelerated by discoveries which shall appeal to the same acquisitive passion which is so rapidly peopling California and Australia. It was meet that the first founders of the Liberian nation should be men who were actuated by nobler motives than those appealing to their cupidity Like the Puritans of New England, the pioneers of Liberian greatness were men of high principle, who sought a free home, and like the Puritans, they laid the foundations of their government in solid strength. But the high motives which influenced the majority of the Liberian settlers are not such as influence the majority of men. Now that the community is established in all its essential elements of prosperity, it is prepared to receive those who can be attracted