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—18— own should not exist. The English language is not ours; and he is either a madman or a fool who prefers a foreign language to his own.

True education will find appropriate words to build up the most deficient and rough language, and assist the nation to express its thoughts more fully without the splicing and patching up of words. It is for this education we are craving. Our hope depends on it and it is from the friends of Africa in England and the churches of America we expect it. The lives lost and all the money spent for this great cause of redeeming Africa will have no effect and no future success without a system of good and sound education. Rev. D. F. Wilberforce, in his “Appeal from the Dark Continent to the Church in America,” said, “If the church in Africa is to have that rapid growth which God intends, if the tribes far and near are to be brought to the saving knowledge of God, it can only be done by educating native youths for the work.” If the Sherbro country is to be great, if there is to be any prosperity in the future, it must depend on her present exertions. It is now for her to

The brevity of life commands us, “What thou doest, do quickly.” Let the present be combined with the future by labor and patience, and the future hope of Sherbro's greatness will soon be a reality. Horace says,

” That is, from the short space of time you should exclude distant hopes; for whilst we speak the envious hours are passing away; enjoy the present time, trusting as little as