Lewis Tappan

The event of the landing of these brethren upon our shores is to be, not without its beneficial effect, as well to the colored population of this country, as it promises to be to ill-fated Africa.

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.

The African prisoners are orderly and peaceable among themselves.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

The joy which answers to prayer give, cannot be described; and the impetus which they afford to the spiritual life is exceedingly great.