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nists dying in six months and the survivors

nearly all returning home discouraged. Mr, nolly,

however, remained there to labor as a

missionary, at first on his own responsi

bility, and supporting himseir and ramily

by manual labor. Thus working alone, he succeeded

m gathering a congregation. At length the Epis

copal Church of this country adopted his mission.

The result accomplished is extraordinary. Instead

or one missionary there are'now eleven? nearly all,

ir not all, or them brought into the ministry through

Mr. Holly's influence and largely educated by him

seir. AH or these are colored men. the majority or

them native ilaytians. and they are at work among

the degraded population at several stations on the

island. The Right Rev. Bishop Coxe, or Western

New York, visited the mission last Winter, and re

turned home rull or enthusiasm ror the work done

and being done, and or admiration for Mr. Holly 's

character.

The writer was In Port-au-Prince in February

last, and was much impressed by his refinement,

modesty, scholarship and, atove all, his earnest

piety and zeal, and he desires to bear his witness

to tne solid reality of the work done.

Now to the point I On the third -^f this month a

fire suddenly broke out a short distance irom the

mission buildings, and in less tnan hair an hour

church, parsonage and schoolhouse were totally

destroyed. Mr. Holly had barely time to remove

his lamily and a very small portion or his effects.

As lo the loss sustained by the mission I leave that,

Of coarse, to the Hoard. I have written this bscuuse

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1873). New York [N.Y.], 1873-06-29. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1873-06-29/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1873-06-29.