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the matter." I will here remark, that the Convention of the Episcopal Church at its [[strikethrough]] last [[/strikethrough]] sitting in Montgomery last week, unanimously committed itself to the sacred duty of educating the negro. If it should be objected, that to grant this application, would be discriminating in favor of a particular Church, the answer, I think, is obvious & exclusive; you would say that you found an ancient, efficient organization already in existence, ready, willing & able to assist you in your duty to give religious instruction to the Freedmen - that you had not selected it, but that it had sought you - that you cared nothing for names, but was solicitous only for good results, and that you accepted its proposition, not to propagate its tenets but to give religious instruction to the grown up children committed to your care. [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]]