Excerpt from Maryland Colonization Journal, Vol. 2: November, 1844 The impression that the natives have of their inferiority is one of the greatest Obstacles to the introduction Of Christianity among them. The seem to think that their destiny is irrevocably fixed by inevitable fate. And, notwithstanding they frequently see the advantages which their 01111 children possess, after having resided, for some time, in othe mission schools, Or in the families of religious colonists, yet it is almost impossible to induce them to believe that they themselves can ever be raised, by any means. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.