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American Scenes, and Christian Slavery. Ebenezer Davies
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Автор произведения Ebenezer Davies
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College Library—Dr. Stowe and his Hebrew Class—History of Lane
Seminary—Qualifications for Admission—The Curriculum—Manual
Labour—Expenses of Education—Results—Equality of Professors and
Students
LETTER XIX.
A Sabbath at Cincinnati—The Second Presbyterian Church—Mutilation of a Popular Hymn—The Rushing Habit—A wrong "Guess"—A German Sunday-School—Visit to a Church of Coloured People—Engagement at the Welsh "Church"—Monthly Concert—The Medical College of Ohio—Tea at the House of a Coloured Minister
LETTER XX.
Stay at Cincinnati (continued)—The New Roman Catholic Cathedral—The
Rev. C.B. Boynton and Congregationalism—"The Herald of a New
Era"—American Nationality
LETTER XXI.
Stay at Cincinnati (continued)—The Orphan Asylum—A Coloured Man and a
White Fop treated as each deserved—A Trip across to Covington—Mr.
Gilmore and the School for Coloured Children—"The Fugitive Slave to
the Christian"—Sabbath—Mr. Boynton—Dr. Beecher—Lane Seminary
—Departure from Cincinnati
LETTER XXII.
Cincinnati—Its History and Progress—Its Trade and Commerce—Its
Periodical Press—Its Church Accommodation—Its Future Prospects
—Steaming up the Ohio—Contrast between Freedom and Slavery—An
Indian Mound—Splendid Scenery—Coal Hills
LETTER XXIII.
Arrival at Pittsburg—Its Trade and Prospects—Temperance-Newspapers
—Trip up the Monongahela to Brownsville—Staging by Night across the
Alleghany Mountains—Arrival at Cumberland—The Railway Carriages of
America
LETTER XXIV.
Journey by Railroad from Cumberland to Baltimore—A Tedious Stoppage—A
Sabbath in Baltimore—Fruitless Inquiry—A Presbyterian Church and Dr.
Plummer—Richmond and its Resolutions—Dr. Plummer's Pro-slavery
Manifesto—The Methodist Episcopal Church
LETTER XXV.
A Sabbath at Baltimore (continued)—A Coloured Congregation—The
Thought of seeing Washington abandoned—Departure from Baltimore
—Coloured Ladies in the Luggage-Van—American Railways—Chesapeak
Bay—Susquehannah—State of Delaware, and Abolition of Slavery
—Philadelphia—Albert Barnes—Stephen Girard's Extraordinary Will
LETTER XXVI.
Departure from Philadelphia—A Communicative Yankee—Trenton—The
Mansion of Joseph Bonaparte—Scenes of Brainerd's Labours One Hundred
Years ago—First Impressions of New York—150, Nassau-street—Private
Lodgings—Literary Society—American Lodging houses—A Lecture on
Astronomy—The "Negro Pew" in Dr. Patton's Church
LETTER XXVII.
A Presbyterian Church in New York, and its Pastor—The Abbotts and their Institution—Union Theological Seminary—Dr. Skinner's Church—New York University—A threatening "Necessity"—Prejudice against Colour—A Fact connected with Mr. ——'s Church—Another Fact in Pennsylvania—State of Public Opinion in New York—An Interview with Dr. Spring—A Missionary Meeting in Dr. Adams's Church
LETTER XXVIII
A Visit to Mount Vernon—Dr. Robinson—Welsh Deputation—Queen Anne and
New York—The Sabbath—Preaching at Dr. L——'s—Afternoon Service at
Mr. C——'s—Tea at Dr. L——'s—Evening Service at Mr. ——'s
LETTER XXIX.
The Rev. Theodore Sedgwick Wright—His Testimony against Caste—His
Funeral—Drs. Cox and Patton—The Service in the House—The
Procession—The Church—The Funeral Oration—Mrs. Wright
LETTER XXX.
Trip to New Haven—Captain Stone and his Tender Feeling—Arrival in New
Haven.—A Call from Dr. Bacon and the Rev. Mr. Dutton—Newspapers—The
Centre Church and Standing Order—The North Church and Jonathan
Edwards, junior
LETTER XXXI.
The Spot on which Whitfield preached—Judge Daggett—Governor
Yale—Yale College—The Libraries—Elliot's Indian Bible—Geological
Museum—Dr. Goodrich—Education and Expenses at Yale College—The
Graves of the Regicides
LETTER XXXII.
A Fast-Day—Political Sermons—A Church of Coloured People—The
Sabbath—Morning Service—Afternoon ditto and Dr. Hawes—Prayers at
College Chapel—United Service in North Church—The Cemetery—The
"Fathers"—Professor Gibbs—Annual Election—Statistics—Arrival at
Hartford—Mr. Hosmer—Chief Justice—Deaf and Dumb—Charter Oak
LETTER XXXIII.
The "Retreat"—Introductions to the Insane—Piety and Profanity—
Service in the Fourth Church—Memorials of the Pilgrims—Dr. Bushnell
and his Opinions—The Mother Church and its Burying-Ground—The New
Cemetery—Prejudice against Colour—Mrs. Sigourney—Departure from
Hartford—Worcester and Elihu Burritt—Boston—The Rev. Seth Bliss—The
Cradle of Liberty—Mr. Garrison—Bunker's Hill
LETTER XXXIV.
Boston (continued)—The Old South—Unitarianism, and Connection between Church and State—A Welsh Service in an "Upper Room"—Laura Bridgman and the Wedding Ring—Oliver Caswell—Departure from Boston—John Todd and his Family—His Congregationalism—Albany and the Delevan House—Journey to Utica—Remsen and the Welsh People—Dogs made to churn, and Horses to saw Wood
LETTER XXXV.
A Peep at the