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| tv. cannot be denied, and that there ire m any
publications, whose professed object from their
commencement was the correction ofthese er-
rors, will most willingly admit, yet facts war
rant me in asserting that there are some popu-
ar sins, that even the learned and pious Editors
of the Observer" pass untouched. The
voice Of Christendom is raised, against sabbath
breaking, against profane swearing, and against
intemperapce, &c. and would to God that
voice could be heard, and obeyed from the
rising, to the goings down of the sun. But
prejudice this shapeless deamon, walks abroad
in our public streets, is honoured in all our
public places, and last, but not least Of all, is
cherished and even exalted in our churches.
His marks are written upon our foreheads and
upon the posts of our doors, he is scattering
disease, discord and death, throughout our
moral and religious world, and yet alas none
| give warning, none seem to think to feel or
even care for his destructive reign and influ-
ence.


Such errors will come under the notice of
!
man, on the walls, the Editor feels that "wo
is me, I if do not show the people these sins,
and seek a reform. The purity of the chur ch,
and the Improvement Of lis brethren, with the
Editor are objects dearet than life. By lower
or baser motives he hopes never to be influ-
enced, and lest his views and policy, in res
pect to co1onisation, should be misunderstood
he will conclude by stating :hem at large.
That the establishment of colony on the
coasts of frica should be considered chris


tian charity, and that It will be powerful en-
gine in spreading civilisation and religion


throughout that vast continent, | have no


doubt, and THAI it should from the commence


ment have been considered missionary colo


ny and wore missionary aspect, | am euu-


ally boldin asserting. But that it is ever going


to meet the object many contemplate, or


amellorate the condition of the vast bodv OF


our coloured population, never shall believe
Nothing appears to me more trililng than to
talk q fepayng to Africa, the debt we owe
her, D' returning her sons to her coasts.-I
consider that the shortest way to accomplish
this grand object is, to do her sons Justice
, where ever we find them, if the world be too
unrighteous to do this, the church of God
should not-let the same powers, the same eE
forts and the same prayers, be resorted to in


this particular, as are resorted to, in the cor
rection Of other abuses, and the Bible for a
guarantee, that they shall be successful -edu


cate TINS oppressed and afflicted people, ,encour-
age them in agricultural and mechanical per-
suits, and there will be no difficulty in making
them good and happy citizens. But make the
master Chrsst's sercont, and the slare Chyist's