Slave Girl

Harriet mentions Uncle Fred, an old man "whose piety and childlike trust in God were beautiful to witness." He asked her to teach him to read and she complied. He made tremendous progress. Harriet remarks that there were so many like Fred who were thirsty to learn and read the Bible and become better Christians, but "the law forbids it, and the churches withhold it." It would be better if missionaries did not "overlook the dark corners at home."