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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION--RELIGION.) HOFF, REV. JOHN F. A Manual of Religious Instruction Specially intended for the Oral Teaching of Colored Persons, but Adapted to General use in Families and Schools. 144 pages. Tall 12mo, original cloth, stamped in gilt and blind; some damp-staining to the front cover and a few preliminaries; contemporary ownership signature on the front free end-paper. Philadelphia, 1852
first edition. rare. oclc locating no copies at all. Hoff states in his preface: "The following pages have been prepared with a special view to the instruction of a very numerous class of persons in our southern states . . ." By 1852, the colored populations of several of the Deep Southern states almost exceeded that of the white population. The first part of the manual is basically an adaptation of Dr. Watts''s catechism for children, with two more chapters of catechism, a chapter of prayers and some selections from scripture. It should be noted that Hoff acknowledges Charles C. Jones of South Carolina''s similar work, adding that he hoped his would improve upon it.
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