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[[preprinted]] GO YE THEREFORE AND TEACH; *** TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER I HAVE COMMANDED YOU.—MAT. 28: 19 & 20.

One person in every eight in the United States is of African descent. No denomination has so much at stake in these people as we have. Already since their emancipation they begin to vote and hold office; already they are selecting untaught preachers and teachers from their own ranks, and the results are alarming.

Above all things they need truly pious and educated Pastors, Deacons, Superintendants, and Teachers trained up from their own Churches.

The Baptists have had under instruction during the past year, about 2000 of them, who give promise of becoming wise leaders. But what are these among four millions?

This Society and the Theological Institute are now one; and the united voice of the denomination is, that this work is urgent beyond all others.

Rev. Dr. J. W. Parker, speaking in Tremont Temple, Boston, of the present opportunity at the South, said: "Within five months, there should be $50,000 in our Home Mission Treasury for the establishment and support of schools and," he exclaimed with thrilling emphasis, "I know, I KNOW there never was, since Christ hung on the cross of Calvary, such an opportunity. THERE HAS BEEN NO SUCH DAY."

AMERICAN BAPTIST HOME MISSION ROOMS,}
ROOM 12, NO. 39 PARK ROW,}
New York, ^[[Augt 30]] 18 ^[[69]]

For Freedmen's Education, and Southern Work, Address,
Rev. JAMES B. SIMMONS, Cor. Sec'y.
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Rev. J. Kimball, War Dept.
Office of general superintendent of Schools,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,
Enclosed find our draft for $10, of which please place $3.50 to Wm Bassett in payment of his bill, & $6.50 to the credit of A. T. Jones for his bill. This I believe pays all the bills we were expected to pay except Cephas S. Davis & Harrison Davis. We have waited for their orders to pay you & we then pay all in our draft. But their orders not reaching us I prefer waiting no longer & send you this 

Yours truly
[[signature]] J.M. Whitehead [[/signature]]
Asst Treas.

Dear Bro. Kimball
[[underlined]] Please [[/underlined]] be so kind as to send me a corrected list of State Supts of Schools under Bureau. I wrote for them [[?]] some time since & failed to receive them. Am embarrassed for the lack of them.

Yours [[afly?]]
[[signature]] James B. Simmons— [[/signature]]

Transcription Notes:
these or them? -- Beth; looks like them - looks similar to next two times in the sentence