s age. When he left Dayton in the
summer of 1878, he was greatly missed. At the Colored United Brethren
Church he was janitor, leader of a choir, organist, superintendent of
the Sunday-school, and class leader, and when the pastor failed,
Wilberforce also did the preaching. He was never proud. In the humble
capacity of janitor he took excellent care of Dr. Flickinger's office,
and was willing and ready to do anything. He was modest socially, but
a favorite among his classmates, and not only respected but admired by
all. He married a Dayton girl before he left for Africa, and has
remained abroad since 1878, but he expects at no distant time to
return to America to complete his professional studies. He belonged to
the Sherbro tribe or people, and with them he is now laboring.

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LAFAYETTE'S PLAN OF COLONIZATION.

Now, my dear General, that you are about to enjoy some repose,
permit me to propose to you a scheme which may prove of great
benefit to the black part of the human race. Let us unite in the
purchase of a small estate, where we can attempt to free the
negroes and employ them simply as farm laborers. Such an example
set by you might be generally followed, and should we succeed in
America I shall gladly consecrate a part of my time to
introducing the custom into the Antilles. If this be a crude idea
I prefer to be considered a fool in this way rather than be
thought wise by an opposite conduct.[145]

5th February, 1783.

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THE RESULTS OF EMANCIPATION.

As an evidence of the growing confidence in the eagerness for and
capacity of the Negro to become an educated citizen, the handsome
bequest of John F. Slater, Esq., for the education of the race stands
forth as a conspicuous example. The Negroes of the South have
acknowledged this munificent gift with that graceful gratitude so
strikingly characteristic of them.

DRAFT OF AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TRUSTEES OF THE JOHN F. SLATER
FUND.

_Whereas_, Messrs. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, of Ohio; MORRISON R.
WAITE, of the District of Columbia; WILLIAM E. DODGE, of New
York; PHILLIPS BROOKS, of Massachusetts; DANIEL C. GILMAN, of
Maryland; JOHN A. STEWART, of New York; ALFRED H. COLQUITT, of
Georgia; MORRIS K. JESUP, of New York; JAMES P. BOYCE, of
Kentucky; and WILLIAM A. SLATER, of Connecticut, ha