“ The slaves had, as a rule, received no instruction whatever before this ceremony, and many, perhaps most, of them had had no previous indication that there was such a thing as a Christian God.
” Budak - budak ini, pada umumnya, tidak menerima pengajaran apa pun sebelum upacara pembaptisan, dan banyak, mungkin kebanyakan, dari mereka tidak tahu - menahu tentang keberadaan dari apa yang disebut Allah Kristen.