Lewis Tappan Quotes

There is too much theology in the Church now, and too little of the Gospel.

If you wish to draw off the people from a bad or wicked custom, you must beat up for a march; you must make an excitement, do something that everybody will notice.

If any fall by the hand of violence, others will continue the blessed work.

You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner, and in a language they could comprehend!

The curiosity to see the prisoners appears to be unabated

These meetings all have excited great attention, and have been of an exceedingly interesting character.

One of the men attached to the prison was the occasion of great amusement on the part of the prisoners, as well as the spectators, by taking a large lump of ice to show these strangers from the tropics

The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves.

Most of the prisoners told the interpreter that they are from Mandingo.