Letter from Brother P. M. Page to Rev. A. M. Poindexter, July 15, 1860

LOUISIANA Letter of Brother P. M. Page LOUISIANA, July 15lh, 1860 Rev. A. M. Poindexter: DEAR BROTHER-Your kind letter of April 15th has been received with much satisfaction. It contains my appointment as school-teacher at Louisiana, with kind, Christian exhortations to constancy and faithfulness in the discharge of my duty, as necessary for those who are supported by the Board. As one who was trained for, and who has been supported by the Board for more than twelve years, I feel more than grateful for the many passed [sic] and present benefits it has bestowed upon me. Under these many obligations I owe to this body of Christian brethren, I feel it my imperative duty to continue faithfully in its service, doing my utmost in exalting its cause and accomplishing its objects in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To this end may God still encourage and strengthen you to extend your pecuniary aid and us as the means of civilizing and Christianizing this benighted continent. I shall support as many native children in my own family as possible for my school. I have only two at present, and one colonist, who are members of my family. I have four other native children from other families, who attend school. I shall induce others to send their native children to school. HOME AND FOREIGN JOURNAL November 1860 p. 20