The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4American Anti-Slavery Society
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The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 2 of 4
American Anti-Slavery Society
Antislavery movements -- United States -- Periodicals; Slavery -- United States -- Periodicals
Years. Colonies Supplied. Bibles. Test's.
1822 Anguilla 94 156
23 Demerara 18 18
24 Dominica 89 204
25 Montserrat 57 149
27 Nevis 79 117
32 Saba 6 12
33 St. Bart's 111 65
34 St. Eustatius 97 148
35 St. Kitts 227 487
St. Martins 48 37
36 Tortola 69 136
To
1837 Trinidad 25 67
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Total 920 1596
From the last annual report we quote the following cheering account,
touching the events of 1834:
"The next event of importance in or annals is the magnificent grant of
the parent society, on occasion of the emancipation of the slaves, and
the perpetual banishment of slavery from the shores of Antigua, on the
first of August, 1834; by which a choice portion of the Holy Scriptures
was gratuitously circulated to about one third of the inhabitants of
this colony. Nine thousand seven hundred copies of the New Testament,
bound together with the book of Psalms, were thus placed at the disposal
of your committee."
* * * "Following hard upon this joyful event another gratifying
circumstance occurred among us. The attention of the people was roused,
and their gratitude excited towards the Bible Society, and they who had
freely received, now freely gave, and thus a considerable sum of money
was presented to the parent society in acknowledgment of its
beneficent grant."
We here add an extract from the annual report for 1826. Its sentiments
contrast strongly with the congratulations of the last report upon 'the
joyful event' of emancipation.
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