text_original: Its predecessor, The Christian Witness, had failed under the suc  cessive management of William Burleigh, Dr. Elder, and Kev. Edward Smith, three giants in those days, 93 Half a Oentukt. and there seemed no hope that any anti slavery paper could be supported in Pittsburg, while all anti slavery matter was carefully excluded from both religious and secular press. It was a dark day for the slave, and it was difficult to see hope for a brighter.
text_transcription: ITS PREDECESSOR THE CHRISTIAN WITNESS HAD FAILED UNDER THE SUCCESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF WILLIAM BURLEY DOCTOR ELDER AND REVEREND EDWARD SMITH THREE GIANTS IN THOSE DAYS AND THERE SEEMED NO HOPE THAT ANY ANTISLAVERY PAPER COULD BE SUPPORTED IN PITTSBURG WHILE ALL ANTISLAVERY MATTER WAS CAREFULLY EXCLUDED FROM BOTH RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR PRESS IT WAS A DARK DAY FOR THE SLAVE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER
phonemes: ɪts pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚ, ðə kɹˈɪstʃən wˈɪtnəs, hæd fˈeɪld ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈʌk sˈɛsɪv mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌv wˈɪljəm bˈɜːliː, dˈɑːktɚ. ˈɛldɚ, ænd kˈɛv. ˈɛdwɚd smˈɪθ, θɹˈiː dʒˈaɪənts ɪn ðoʊz dˈeɪz, nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː hˈæf ɐ ˈoʊntʌkt. ænd ðɛɹ sˈiːmd nˈoʊ hˈoʊp ðæt ˌɛni ˈæntaɪ slˈeɪvɚɹi pˈeɪpɚ kʊd biː səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd ɪn pˈɪtsbɜːɡ, wˌaɪl ˈɔːl ˈæntaɪ slˈeɪvɚɹi mˈæɾɚ wʌz kˈɛɹfəli ɛksklˈuːdᵻd fɹʌm bˈoʊθ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ænd sˈɛkjʊlɚ pɹˈɛs. ɪt wʌzɐ dˈɑːɹk dˈeɪ fɚðə slˈeɪv, ænd ɪt wʌz dˈɪfɪkəlt tə sˈiː hˈoʊp fɚɹə bɹˈaɪɾɚ.