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African Methodist Church. Up to this date we have had a great day-school in this building taught by one Mrs. Wren (colored).
Anight school was also opened in the same building on the evening of the 6th, taught at the first by a colored man, but of late by a soldier of the 24th Md. Vol.    On yesterday we opened another school in the Revel Baptist Church which had been abandoned for two years. But in order to shelter ourselves from an impending storm of the Rebel women of the city, this morning we withdrew for a little season, to the Methodist church, and consolidated the school with the one under Mrs. Wren. Miss Heartnett, a lady originally from Albany N.Y. is Prin. of this consolidated school and Mrs Wren is her assistant
We have now, belonging to the day and night schools about three hundred pupils whose eagerness to learn surpasses any thing I ever knew before among men. Nor is this thirst for knowledge confined to Galveston. Many, from other towns and from plantations, have entreated us, yea have tried to buy us, to come over and help them    All enprep a willing to pay a liberal tuition. Some say: that a dollar and