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serious objections would be made to their introduction; but I have invariably advocated them when directed to their legitimate end, and believe that the opposition to them has been growing weaker every day-
Knowing the intentions of the Bureau, and prompted by my own desires, I have been paving the way for the introduction of schools and, some time ago, wrote to Capt Barnes, the Superintendent of the 2nd District on the subject- The affair I knew required to be managed with tact and caution- It was therefore contrary to my anticipations that the woman was not reported to me by the citizens of the neighborhood until two weeks after her arrival, and then only on account of her keeping up her religious services during the whole of Sunday night so that contracted servants did not get home to their work until late on Monday morning-
In answer to this complaint I visited her meeting last Sunday, and found an audience of perhaps one hundred and fifty persons of both sexes who behaved in a becoming and orderly manner — unless great excitement and much loud shouting and shrieking could be otherwise construed by those who are not advocates of a demonstrative form of worship — I found a colored man from Philadelphia named Lawson with her, and I addressed myself to the two — enjoining on them the duty of acting in a wise and discreet manner, and so to instruct their charges as to cause these latter to avoid even the imputation of insolence or evil, or give a handle of accusation to any wicked or foolish persons who might feel inclined to disturb them — They promised to obey my directions

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