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James Morris Whiton writes to Amos A. Phelps suggesting the uniting of the West Indian Mission and the Union Missionary Society due to poor funding. He writes, "I see no way to prevent our drying up, unless by the appointment of an agent and that for a single small mission is handy worth while: and would besides be an entire departure from the principle on which we started...a reliance on the free will offerings of the community. We have tried the experiment fairly and it has failed-there is not benevolence enough in our churches to sustain anything unless pushed by something stronger than its own impulses." He writes that Mr. Tappan approves of his plan.
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Letter from James Morris Whiton, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1846 March 21
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title
Letter from James Morris Whiton, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1846 March 21
description
James Morris Whiton writes to Amos A. Phelps suggesting the uniting of the West Indian Mission and the Union Missionary Society due to poor funding. He writes, "I see no way to prevent our drying up, unless by the appointment of an agent and that for a single small mission is handy worth while: and would besides be an entire departure from the principle on which we started...a reliance on the free will offerings of the community. We have tried the experiment fairly and it has failed-there is not benevolence enough in our churches to sustain anything unless pushed by something stronger than its own impulses." He writes that Mr. Tappan approves of his plan.
date
["March 21, 1846"]
year
1846
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No known copyright restrictions.
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language
English
identifierLocal
5093471
creators
Whiton, James Morris
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Missions--West Indies
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Societies
Meetings
Missions
Union Missionary Society (U.S.)
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Whiton, James Morris
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
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Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the first line is the number" 26" in pencil.
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Boston, [Massachusetts]
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2v23xq07b
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