WELCOME
TO
THE RANSOMED;

OR,

DUTIES

OF THE

COLORED INHABITANTS

OF THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BALTIMORE:

PRINTED BY BULL & TUTTLE, CLIPPER OFFICE.

1862.

GEORGETOWN, D. C., April 14, 1862.

Reverend Bishop Payne,

Dear Sir—We, the undersigned, having listened carefullyto your Sermon, preached at the A. M. E. Ebenezer Church,on Sabbath last, April 13th, a day set apart by the ColoredChurches in Georgetown and Washington as a day of Thanksgivingand Prayer, in view of Emancipation in the District,and being deeply impressed by its appropriateness, its wisdom,and valuable practical advice; and believing that such a sermonshould be within the reach of all the colored people of this Districtand the United States; we therefore solicit you to allowus to print the same in pamphlet form.

JAMES LYNCH, Preacher in Charge.
PLATO LEE,
JOHN F. LEE,
H. BATSON,
CLEMENT BECKETT,
WILSON HAWKINS.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18, 1862.

Dear Brethren:

Yours of the 14th instant has been received. In compliancewith the request which it contains, I send you herewitha copy of the discourse preached last Sunday in the EbenezerChapel, Georgetown, D. C. It is identically the same in allits parts. I have amplified some of its thoughts, and addedthree or four notes, which I think valuable and useful.

That its teachings may be productive of good to those forwhom it was prepared, and bring glory to Him, who is Highover all and blessed for ever, is the fervent prayer of

Your humble servant,

DANIEL A. PAYNE.

To Rev. James Lynch and others.

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WELCOME TO THE RANSOMED,

—OR,—

Duties of the Colored Inhabitants of the District of Columbia.

I. Tim. 2, 1–4.