of the Negro in the United
States._
[117] These emigrants with one exception were from Newport, Rhode
Island. Eighteen of them were, just before their departure and at
their own request, organized into a church. Gurley, _op. cit._, pp.
308, 310.
[118] Gurley, _op. cit._, p. 309.
[119] _The American Baptist Magazine_, Vol. VI, p. 368; Gammell, _op.
cit._, p. 247; Peck, _op. cit._, p. 442; _The Missionary Jubilee_, p.
215.
[120] Gurley, _op. cit._, p. 356.
[121] The schools and scholars in Liberia in 1827 were as follows:
Rev. Mr. Gary's school for native children 45
Rev. Mr. M'Gill's classes 16
Mr. Stewart's school 44
Miss Jackson's school 40
Mrs. Williams' school 30
Mr. Prout's school 52
Gurley, _op. cit._, p. 350.
[122] _The American Baptist Magazine_, Vol. VI, pp. 272f.; _ibid._,
Vol. VII, p. 166.
[123] Gurley, _op. cit._, p. 357.
[124] _The American Baptist Magazine_, Vol. XXI, p. 183.
[125] Gurley, _op. cit._, appendix, pp. 32, 35, 36, 37.
[126] _Ibid._, _op. cit._, p. 356.
[127] _The American Baptist Magazine_, Vol. VIII, p. 144; cf. also
Alexander, _op. cit._, pp. 248f.
[128] Baptized eighteen months before by Cary. He was a native
evangelist at Big Town, Grand Cape Mount and styled himself John
Baptist. Letter of Cary dated Monrovia, June, 1827, to Crane.
[129] _The American Baptist Magazine_, Vol. VII, pp. 305f.
[130] _The American Baptist Magazine_, Vol. VIII, pp. 143f.
[131] _Ibid._, pp. 53f.
[132] The General Missionary Convention made a remittance of $90 on
February 15, 1828. _The American Baptist Magazine_, Vol. VII, pp. 170,
176.
[133] Peck, _op. cit._, p. 442.
[134] Alexander, _op. cit._, p. 181.
[135] Cf. _Letters and Addresses of Lott Cary_.
[136] _The American Missionary Register_, May, 1825, p. 142.
[137] Gurley, _op. cit._, p. 182.
[138] _Ibid._, p. 190.
[139] _Ibid._, p. 182.
[140] Cf. _Letters and Addresses of Lott Cary_.
[141] _The American Missionary Register_, Vol. VI, p. 142.
[142] Peck, _op. cit._, p. 439; Stratton, _Life and Work of Lot Cary_,
p. 3.
[143] Gurley, _op. cit._, p. 190.
[144] Gurley, _op. cit._, p. 232.
[145] _The American Baptist Magazine_, Vol. V, p. 242.
[146] _The American Missionary Register_, Vol. VI, p. 340.
[147] Cf. _Letters and Addresses of Lott Cary_.
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