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VOYACPS AND TnAVKI-S
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been in conveying to his mind tlie knowledge of his Creator
and Redeemer, liefore lie knew me, he declared he had been
as ignorant of himself and his God as the very fowls of heaven.
‘ But now,’ said he, 11 know the grace of the Lord Jesus,
that though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor,
that we through his poverty might bo made rich.’ They
asked him if he was any happier since he knew these things.
‘ Happier !’ said Teito, with tears in his eyes, ‘ 1 never was
happy before. I knew nothing that could make me so ; but
now I know my God to be my Friend, his Son to be the
Rrince of peace and of life to me. My Friend, the Prince of
life, lives in my soul, and teaches me to live a life of depend¬
ence on his dear, faithful, precious Word, which is sweeter to
mo than hortey from the honeycomb.’
‘ Do you not think, Teito, you should be happier still, if
your master would give you your liberty V ‘ I should, in
that case,’ replied Teito, ‘ bless God, and thank my master.
But though I am now my master’s slave, yet I am God's free
man. He allows me to speak to him when I please, to ask
from him any favour ; and he does it for me as readily as ho
does for the richest Christian in the world. He tells me that
all his family are one in Christ Jesus, and that when 1 reach
the heavenly mansions, I shall reign with his Son. In fact,
that I am an heir of God, and a joint heir with Jesus Christ.
Is it not wonderful, my friends, that God should be so kind
and condescending to a poor slave V
Our two visitors sat amazed at hearing old Teito tell them
of the love of the great God to his soul. Indeed, this was
the first time that he had ever heard a man speak of the love
of the great God to his soul ; nor is this surprising in such a
country, where the acquisition of wealth is universally con¬
sidered to be the one thing needful to render men
God, and his great salvation, are entirely neglected
white people’s children are brought up for business, but not
for Grid. Their education is the same as if they had no soul,
and as if there was neither a God, nor a heaven, nor a hell.
As for the black children, they are reared like beasts, merely
for work. Their parents know nothing to teach them, and
their masters, in general, know as little about God ; where¬
fore they are left to grow up, to live, and to die, in ignorance.
Teito now desired me to speak to his two friends, which I
did for several hours, and they then left us ia silence, hut
sreaiingly very thoughtful.
The shadows of the evening began to appear in Teito, for
his bodily strength was decaying apace. His master, being
a humane man, did not exact his usual labour, but allowed
him to work oy not, as ho pleased. This gave him oppor*
happy.
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