s submitted
with the hope that the ideas here sought to be expressed may find
favor with those who practice the doctrines of true philanthropy--that
class of Americans who find genuine happiness in doing good wherever
good can be done, and who believe that no harm can come of helping the
Negro to help himself.

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[Transcriber's Notes:

The transcriber made the following changes to the text:

1. before p. 51, add quote at end of paragraph starting
"Bishop Haygood of the M. E. Church"
2. p. 53, remove extra quote in paragraph beginning
"Anciently the whole land," after text
"from the ancient Canaanites."
3. p. 55, add quote at end of paragraph beginning
"Rollin, in speaking of the fact," after text
"descended from the common stock."
4. p. 72, "educacation" changed to "education"
5. p. 80, add quote at end of paragraph beginning
"This is an Anglo-Saxon country." after text
"shadow does the substance."
6. before p. 83, "were" changed to "where"
7. p. 120, "massage" changed to "message"
8. p. 121, "vestly" changed to "vastly"
9. p. 161, "aborigne" changed to "aborigine"
10. before p. 163, "wth" changed to "with"
11. p. 191, "form" changed to "from"
12. p. 274, "swathy" changed to "swarthy"
13. p. 277, "many" changed to "may"
14. p. 278, "many" changed to "may"
15. p. 279, "Chestnut" left as it appears in text
16. p. 297, add quote at end of paragraph beginning
"But this progress is further" after text
"branches of the common family."
17. before p. 349, "Walter W. Wallace" changed to "Walter N. Wallace"
18. p. 349, "By Walter W. Wallace" changed to "By Walter N. Wallace"
19. p. 396, "nego" changed to "negro"
20. p. 426, "heighth" changed to "height"

The following paragraphs have mismatched quotes that the transcriber
did not correct:

1. p. 53, paragraph starting
"Anciently the whole land, including Tyre and Sidon,"
2. p. 455, paragraph starting
"Hon. Robert Allen, one of the most noted criminal
lawyers of Texas,"

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