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Fifty years have sped their flight, and now, at the present day, there is not a spot on earth where members of the Negro race are gathered together in any considerable numbers, but what there enlarged facilities are now opened to them for mental and spiritual culture, or where their religious interests have not become questions of vast importance. Turn to the West India Islands. Immediately on emancipation, nay, in justice it must be said, hefore that glorious event, efforts had been commenced to give religious instruction to the black population. Even then this Society had commenced its benign and saving labors; and now, in all the lovely isles of the West, where "Britain's power is felt," there are hundreds and thousands of African youth who this day have been appropriating the rich advantages of mental and spiritual instruction. During the few years which have elapsed since emancipation, there has been a marvellous increase of schools, and churches, and chapels. A number of intelligent and thoughtful African young men, among the different bodies into which Christendom is unfortunately divided, have been trained up as teachers and ministers. In the Church a class of this kind act as catechists and lay-readers. Some of the children of these people have been sent to Europe, to avail themselves of the higher discipline of education in the universities of the old world, and have returned home again to serve their people in civil and spiritual functions. A few have remained in Europe. I know myself of three of these sons of Africa now in England, who, having taken orders, are acting as curates in the Church;