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170 civilization. This noble act again speaks volumes in the acknowledgment of equal moral, religious and political rights of that degraded race, which the United States most decidedly refuses to acknowledge. Our gracious Queen was not ashamed nor afraid to stand in the presence of one of the Sable Sons of Africa, and from her own hand presented to him the precious Word of God. The Church is the mighty agent, under God, to accomplish this great work. To her, God gave this Word, and said, "Preach the Gospel to every Creature," to the Savage, the Rude Barbarian, the Cultivated Greek, the North American Indian, the American Slave, the Proud and Haughty Anglo-Saxon,—yes, "to every Creature," without respect of persons; this is the duty of the Church. "Preach deliverance to the Captive." The Press is the great circulating medium through which she speaks to thouandsthousands [sic] in one breath, and sends truth over a whole Empire with lightning speed; thousands of Volumes of God's Word are cast abroad among the Nations of Earth's teeming millions; by means of which, we can converse with distant friends. Through the Press, the justice of God is vindicated—truth, love and mercy, shown in their true positions and relations—the social, civil and political rights of man are advocated. The Press is a means of drawing out the latent energies of the human mind, and