Letter from J. T. Richardson, May 10, 1852

Letter from J. T. Richardson Monrovia, May 10th, 1852 It affords me no little pleasure in giving you my humble views in regard to the plan adopted by your Board in sending brother Ball out in the packet to visit us. I believe, with many others, that it will do much real good to the mission, and to us as a denomination. I think it advisable to send out a brother yearly, to meet with us in our Association, which takes place the second Friday in December every year, to confer with us about matters and things pertaining to the general spread of the gospel of Christ in this land. I have had the pleasure of Bro. Ball’s company in visiting some of our mission stations up the St. Paul’s river. I am happy to have it in my power to state, that every heart seemed cheered, and every thing in a spiritual sense wore quite a cheerful aspect. Oh, that the Lord may bless the feeble means used for the salvation of Africa’s lost sons and daughters. There are thousands and tens of thousands all around us without hope. We have witnessed in Monrovia the visits of God’s Holy Spirit again, cheering the hearts of believers, and leading to the conviction and conversion of sinners. We have had two baptizing seasons this year: in December nine were buried with their Lord, and in April four more. There are others still waiting to follow their Lord and Master. Among the number baptized, there were four natives. I solicit your prayers when you approach the throne of Divine grace for us, and for lost Africa, with her teeming millions, who are ignorant of the scheme of salvation. Home and Foreign Journal November 1852 p. 19