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ISO BRISTOL*
his grateful townsmen. This gentleman acquired
a vast fortune by the profession of a merchant;
which he did not reserve to be disposed of by
will, through the uninterested hands of executors;
but distributed it himself, as the prudence of the
moment dictated, in founding a school for ever
in St. Augustine's place, for iooboys; whom he
wholly provided sor, and presented with a fee at
apprenticeship of ^S-ij. each; another inTemple-
street, for 40 boys; and an almshouse, for 48 men
and women, on St. Michael's hill. Such were the
acls which procure him an anniversary from the
inhabitants of Bristol ; those he performed in
London, when member of parliament for his
native place, are recorded in the archives os
Heaven, and will appear in large items in the
hours of future rewards and punishments. Col-
ston, evidently influenced by the genuine spirit
of philanthropy, caresully avoided injuring his
relatives when providing for the wants of strangers.
The distribution of the zvhole of a man's poiTessions
in charity evinces ostentation rather than benevo-
lence; and his family and the publick despise his
memory accordingly. Colston, on the contrary,
left his relations ^.100.000.; and used that only
for the desolate which they could not wisli for
without incurring the charge of selfilhness and
avarice.
SITUATION
his grateful townsmen. This gentleman acquired
a vast fortune by the profession of a merchant;
which he did not reserve to be disposed of by
will, through the uninterested hands of executors;
but distributed it himself, as the prudence of the
moment dictated, in founding a school for ever
in St. Augustine's place, for iooboys; whom he
wholly provided sor, and presented with a fee at
apprenticeship of ^S-ij. each; another inTemple-
street, for 40 boys; and an almshouse, for 48 men
and women, on St. Michael's hill. Such were the
acls which procure him an anniversary from the
inhabitants of Bristol ; those he performed in
London, when member of parliament for his
native place, are recorded in the archives os
Heaven, and will appear in large items in the
hours of future rewards and punishments. Col-
ston, evidently influenced by the genuine spirit
of philanthropy, caresully avoided injuring his
relatives when providing for the wants of strangers.
The distribution of the zvhole of a man's poiTessions
in charity evinces ostentation rather than benevo-
lence; and his family and the publick despise his
memory accordingly. Colston, on the contrary,
left his relations ^.100.000.; and used that only
for the desolate which they could not wisli for
without incurring the charge of selfilhness and
avarice.
SITUATION