The result of our labors is hidden from our eyes; whether the preaching of Anti-Slavery truth is to be a savor of life unto life, or of death unto death to this nation, we know not; and we have no more to do with it, than had the Apostle Paul, when he preached Christ to the people of his day.
Grimké reflects on the uncertain impact of anti-slavery preaching, likening it to the Apostle Paul's mission.
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