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,walk]1 ,d4 ,d4                         
,,pa/or ,,( ,,tab]nacle ,,bapti/ ,,*ur*1
                                        
,,augu/a1 ,,ga4                         
,,by                         ,silas     
,xavi] ,floyd1 ,a4 ,b41                 
,,editor ,,( ,,! ,,weekly ,,s5t9el4     
,illu/ration                            
,,augu/a1 ,,ga41                        
,s5t9el ,publi%+ ,co41                  
#ahib4          ,*>les ,?omas ,walk] 0  
born on ! #aa? day ( ,janu>y1 #aheh1 at 
,hephzibah1 ,ga4 ,hephzibah is 9        
,ri*mond c\nty ab\t #ad miles s\?-we/  (
 ,augu/a4 ,he is ! y\nge/ ( #aa *ildr5 (
 :om #f are dead & #e  are liv+4 ,8     
fa!r1 ,?omas ,walk]1 0 buri$ ! day be=e 
he 0  born4 ,8 "m1 ,mrs4 ,hannah ,walk]1
 di$ 9 #ahff1 little ,*>ley be+1  at !  
"t1 only #h ye>s old4    ,?us1 ev5 be=e 
,*>les 0 born1 8 "m 0 drap$ 9 ! we$s (  
wid[hood1 & he fir/ op5$ 8 eyes on !    
light ( ?is _w z a  fa!rless *ild4 ,?us1

 also1 9 e>ly *ildhood1 ev5 be=e he _h  
any  realiz+ s5se ( 8 true condition1 he
 0 compell$ by ! /]n1 b  b5efic5t       
discipl9e ( an ,alwise ,provid5ce to    
wail =? ! cry (  complete orphanage4    
,on ,w$nesday be=e ! fir/ ,sunday 9     
,june1 #ahgc1 :ile "y ,walk]  0 hoe+    
cotton1 he decid$ to seek ! ,"l4 ,he    
left ! field t  day & w5t into ! woods1 
& rema9$ 9 ! woods f ,w$nesday  aft]noon
 )\t eat+1 dr9k+ or see+ anyone1 until !
 foll[+  ,saturday aft]noon :5 he 0     
conv]t$4 ,he 0 baptis$ on ! fir/        
,sunday 9 ,july by 8 uncle1 ! ,rev4     
,na?an ,walk]1 !n pa/or ( !  ,frankl9   
,cov5ant ,*ur*1 a fai?ful s]vant ( !    
,ma/]1 :o /ill  lives1 %$d+ light & love
 among ! p4    ,"y ,walk] imm$iately    
became an active & zeal\s ,*ri/ian1 &  0
 impress$ ) ! ?\ght t he 0 call$ ( ,god 
to prea*  ! gospel4 ,accord+ly 9 #ahgd1 
he ent]$ ! ,augu/a ,in/itute1 a         
!ological s*ool locat$ at ,augu/a &     
presid$ ov] by ! late  ,joseph ,t4      
,rob]t1 ,d4 ,d41 ,l4 ,l4 ,d4 ,?is s*ool 

has s9ce be5 mov$ to  ,atlanta & is n[ !
 ,atlanta ,bapti/ ,sem9>y4 ,9 s*ool4    
,mr4 ,walk]  0 soon celebrat$ = 8 great 
ability1 = 8 ?or\ghness (  s*ol>%ip1 & =
 8 exempl>y deportm5t4 ,he _h only #f   
doll>s :5  he ent]$ s*ool4 ,! fir/ t]m  
he did 8 own cook+2 he cook$ only  twice
 a week--on ,w$nesdays & ,saturdays2 s  
great 0 8 desire =  k t he felt t he    
c\ld n sp>e ! "t to cook e  day4 ,:5 he 
_h sp5t 8 six doll>s he pick$ up 8      
little bundle &  0 on ! eve ( leav+     
s*ool4 ,"s ( 8 /ud5t fri5ds f9d+  out ! 
reasons ( 8 propos$ dep>ture & realiz+  
:at a loss x  w\ld be to !m & to !      
cause1 remon/rat$ ) him & urg$ him  to  
be pati5t a day or s long]4 ,"o ( 8     
fell[ /ud5ts1 ! ,rev4  ,dr4 ,love1 (    
,savannah1 ,ga41 w5t s f> z to promise  
him t he w\ld  provide = him p]sonally  
until arrangem5ts c\ld be made4 ,mr4    
,walk]  cons5t$ to rema92 mean:ile ,dr4 
,rob]t _h be5 in=m$ & he1 9  turn       
succe$$ 9 int]e/+ ?ree g5tlem5 ( ,dayton
 ,ohio1 9 "y  ,walk] & ?r\gh ! k9dness (

 ^! g5tlem51 ! mo!rless &  fa!rless boy 
0 enabl$ to prosecute 8 /udies = #e ye>s
 at !  ,augu/a ,in/itute4    ,9 #ahgf1 9
 ! #ah? ye> ( 8 age1 ,mr4 ,walk] 0      
lic5s$ to prea*1  & on ! fir/ ,sunday 9 
,may1 #ahgg1 he 0 orda9$ to ! sacr$     
(fice ( ! gospel m9i/ry4 ,he soon became
 not$ z a prea*]1  possess+1 z he did   
supreme eloqu5ce & a fair k ( !         
scriptures4 ,9 #ahgh he 0 elect$ pa/or (
 ! ,frankl9 ,cov5ant  ,bapti/ *ur*1 (   
:i* he 0 a memb] & by ! "t he 0 #ba ye>s
  old he 0 pa/or ( f\r c\ntry *ur*es &  
"o city *ur*2 viz3  ,frankl9 ,cov5ant   
,bapti/ *ur*1 ,hephzibah1 ,?ankful      
,bapti/ ,*ur*1  ,waynesboro1            
,mc,kinnie's ,bran* ,bapti/ ,*ur*1      
,burke c\nty1 ,eb5ez]  ,bapti/ *ur*1    
,ri*mond c\nty1 & ,m\nt ,olive ,bapti/  
*ur*1 ,augu/a1  ,ga4 ,9 #ahhj1 he pa/or$
 ! ,fir/ ,bapti/ *ur* 9 ,la,grange4 ,9  
#ahhb1  he 0 call$ to ! pa/orate (      
,c5tral ,bapti/ *ur*1 ,augu/a1 ,ga41  & 
! foll[+ ye> resign$ & organiz$ !       
,tab]nacle ,bapti/  *ur*1 ( :i* he is   

/ill ! honor$ & di/+ui%$ pa/or4    ,rev4
 ,walk] built ! ,tab]nacle *ur* 9 #ahhe 
at a co/ ( #ac1ejj4 ,x  is a h&some     
brick /ructure1 & 0 d$icat$ 9 ?ree mon?s
 f  ! day x 0 comm5c$4 ,9 ! beg9n+ its  
memb]%ip 0 #bjj4 ,at  pres5t ! memb]%ip 
is #ijj1 & ,rev4 ,walk] kn[s !m e "o by 
"n4 ,rec5tly a new pipe organ has be5   
put 9 ! edifice at a co/  ( #a1ejj4 ,!  
build+ has already prov$ too small to   
accommodate !  great cr[d t g to he> ?is
 great man prea*]1 & ef=ts are  be+ made
 to remodel ! h\se ( wor%ip & make x mu*
 l>g]4    ,illu/ration3 ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4   
,walk]1 ,d4 ,d4    ,pa/or ( ,tab]nacle  
,bapti/ ,*ur*1 ,augu/a1 ,ga41 &         
,treasur] ( !  ,national ,bapti/        
,conv5tion ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    ,among !
 (fice ( tru/ & responsibility :i* ,rev4
 ,mr4 ,walk]  has held are ! foll[+3    
,mod]ator ( ! ,we/]n ,union ,bapti/     
,association1 ,presid5t ( ! ,executive  
,bo>d ( ! mission>y  ,bapti/ ,conv5tion 
( ,georgia1 ,secret>y ( ! ,/ate ,bapti/ 
,sunday  ,s*ool conv5tion = #h ye>s4    

,memb]s ( ! ,bo>d ( tru/ees ( !  ,walk] 
,bapti/ ,college & treasur] ( ! ,am]ican
 ,national ,bapti/  ,conv5tion1 &       
,bus9ess ,manag] ( ,,! ,,weekly         
,,s5t9el4    ,! honor>y degree (        
8,doctor ( ,div9ity0 0 conf]r$ ^u him 9 
#ahij by ! ,/ate ,univ]sity ( ,k5tucky4 
,dur+ ! summ] ( #ahia1 ,dr4 ,walk] 9    
company ) ! ,rev4 ,e4 ,r4  ,c>t] (      
,atlanta1 ,ga4 took an ext5sive trip    
?r\gh ,europe & !  ,holy l& & besides   
/ay+ = a:ile 9 ,engl& & on ! ,cont95t  &
 9 ,asia1 he took a peep ov] 9 to       
,africa4 ,on 8 return he lectur$        
?r\gh\t ! ,s\? & 9 ,bo/on & ,new ,york &
 e :]e )  pr(it & success4 ,_m ( ! lead+
 newspap]s ?r\gh\t c\ntry  spoke 9 t]ms 
( praise & admiration ( ! wond]ful      
prea*] &  lectur]4    ,! ,rev ,dr4      
,walk] is only #cd ye>s old--q "y inde$ 
to h  accompli%$ s mu* = ! advancem5t ( 
,*ri/'s ,k+dom4        ,:5 ,rev4 ,mr4   
,walk] 0 leav+ ,hephzibah1 9 #ahhj1 =   
,la,grange1 "o ( 8 :ite fri5ds1 ,col4   
,a4 ,c4 ,walk]1 gave him      a lett] ( 

recomm5dation :i* speaks = itself4 ,"h  
is      :at ! lett] said3        8,!    
be>]1 ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walk]1 is ! f\r? 9 
desc5t f      a family ( ,negroes br\ght
 f ,virg9ia to ,burke c\nty      by my  
gr& fa!r 9 #aggc4 ,z slaves !y 7 not$ = 
_! admirable qualities & z freem5 h     
su/a9$ _!      reputation4              
,*>les1 by 8 en]gy1 has obta9$ an       
excell5t education      & = two ye>s has
 be5 lic5s$ tea*] ( "o our public       
s*ools4 ,8 "* is irreproa*able 9 all    
respects &      by none is he e/eem$ m  
?an by ! m intellig5t :ite      citiz5s 
among :om he lives4 ,x gives me great   
pleasure to      te/ify to 8 wor? & ,i  
mo/ respectfully ask = him !      g5]\s 
consid]ation ( ! new p1 ) :om he is ab\t
      to ca/ 8 lot4 ,we s9c]ely regret 8
 dep>ture f among      u1 z he 0 ex]cis+
 a mo/ happy influ5ce ) 8 own      race 
"h40        ,rev4 ,walk] came to ,augu/a
 9 #ahhc4 ,9 #ahhe1 ^u !      completion
 ( ,tab]nacle *ur*1 & on ! day ( its    
d$ication all ! pap]s ( ,augu/a spoke 9 

highe/ praise (      ! "w accompli%$ &  
inv>iably ref]r$ to ! edifice z      an 
ev]la/+ monum5t to ! p]sev]ance & en]gy 
( !      pa/or1 ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walk]4   
,rev4 ,walk] sp5t ! fall ( #ahhf 9 !    
,nor?1 solicit+      funds to complete !
 paym5t ( 8 *ur* prop]ty4 ,8      *ur*  
_h by _! own ef=ts paid #aj1jjj ( !     
#ab1jjj1      :i* ! lot & edifice co/4  
,he c>ri$ _m lett]s (      recomm5dation
 f lead+ m5 ( ! ,s\?4        ,dr4 ,love1
 ( ,savannah1 pa/or ( ! l>ge/ ,bapti/   
*ur* 9      ! _w1 wrote3 8,rev4 ,*>les  
,t4 ,walk] is "o ( ! lead+      m5 (    
,georgia & is alright40        ,pr( ,wm4
 ,e4 ,holmes ( ! ,atlanta ,bapti/       
,sem9>y1 wrote3      8,i *e]fully       
recomm5d ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walk] & 8 cause to 
! public & bespeak = him ! success :i*  
he ri*ly      des]ves40        ,hon4    
,patrick ,wal%1 editor ( ! ,augu/a      
,*ronicle wrote3      8,rev4 ,walk] is  
do+ a great good among 8 p4 ,8 *ur*     
is a great cr$it & bo? he & 8 p are     
wor?y (      sub/antial aid40           

,hon4 ,r4 ,h4 ,may1 !n ,mayor ( ! city (
 ,augu/a1 wrote3 8,he      is a p]fect  
g5tleman1 dev\t *ri/ian & des]v+ ( all  
confid5ce40        ,! te/imonials ,rev4 
,walk] c>ri$ ) him on ?is trip          
might be multipli$ ad inf9itum4         
,9 ,new ,york ,rev4 ,ju/9 ,dewey ,fulton
 wrote3 8,my p :o      he>d him pron\nce
 him a prea*] ( m ?an ord9>y            
ability4 ,8 voice is good1 8 le>n+ mode/
 & impressive1      8 language excell5t1
 & ! aim ( 8 prea*+ is to      glorify  
,*ri/40        ,9 ,bo/on1 ,rev4 ,j4     
,horatio ,c>t]1 ,d4 ,d41 wrote3         
8,bro!r ,walk] is an able1 e>ne/1       
logical & eloqu5t      prea*]1 & wor?y (
 support40        ,rev4 ,walk] 0 pres5t 
at ! organization ( ! ,am]ican          
,national ,bapti/ ,conv5tion 9 #ahhf at 
,/4 ,l\is1 ,mo41 &      s]v$ on !       
committee ( con/itution1 & o!rwise play$
 a      mo/ prom95t "p 9 its            
organization4 ,he has att5d$ e          
session e ye> s9ce1 & is "o ( ! mo/     
prom95t      memb]s at its annual       

sessions4        ,9 #ahhi1 at           
,indianapolis1 ,ind41 be=e ?is body1 !  
,rev4      ,mr4 ,walk] prea*$ !         
,national s]mon & t ) tell+      effect4
 ,at its conclusion1 ! ,rev4 ,william   
,j4 ,simmons1 ,d4 ,d41      ,l4 ,l4 ,d41
 ,pres4 ( ! ,/ate ,univ]sity ( ,ky41    
walk$ up to      ! m9i/]1 %ook 8 h& &   
said1 8,y h won y\r ,d4      ,d41 &     
,i'll see t y get x40 ,! foll[+ summ]1  
at      ! close ( ! s*ool ye> #hi-ij1   
,dr4 ,simmons1 true to 8      words _h !
 tru/ees ( ! ,/ate ,univ]sity ( ,k5tucky
 to      conf] ^u ,rev4 ,c4 ,t4 ,walk]1 
! honor>y degree ( ,doctor (            
,div9ity :i* he has wor?ily borne ev]   
s9ce4        ,writ+ up ?is session (    
,national ,bapti/s ! ,rev4 ,dr4         
,daniel ,a4 ,gaddie1 took occasion to   
say ! ,rev4 ,mr4 ,walk] 0      8a "y man
 full ( life & piety1 beautiful &       
attractive      9 deliv]y4 ,he is an    
electrify+ orator & waxes w>m 9 !       
end4 ,he is a great revivali/1 a f9i%$ &
 po9t$ workman40        ,9 ?is same     

conv5tion ,rev4 ,walk] won = himself a  
national      reputation = 8 wise &     
cons]vative /& :5 ! body      _h "u     
consid]ation ! outlawry1 lyn* law & o!r 
outrages ( ! ,s\?4 ,he 0 ref]r$ to1 by !
 lead+      newspap]s ( ! c\ntry1 z a   
/rong man 9 a crisis4 ,!      o!r memb]s
 ( ! body1 almo/ to a man1 indulg$ 9    
:olesale abuse ( ! ,s\?2 malign$ its "n1
 hit ! :ite      p ( ! ,s\? "s dea?     
deal+ bl[s2 excitem5t ran      high1    
,rev4 ,walk] ga9$ ! floor & made an able
 spee*      c\nsel+ wisdom & mod]ation &
 /at+ t he believ$      t ! be/ elem5t (
 ! :ite p 9 ! ,nor? 7      try+1 to     
create a public s5tim5t s p[]ful aga9/  
^!      outrages t !y w become          
impossible4    ,on #ba/1 ( ,may1 #ahhb1 
,rev4 ,walk] deliv]$ ! annual address   
be=e ! ,atlanta ,bapti/ & ,spelman      
,sem9>y on ! ,ne$s &  ,responsibilities 
( ! ,color$ ,race4 ,x 0 a ma/]ly ef=t4  
,9  op5+ ! speak] said3    8,:5 our m9d 
l ! swiftly pass+ sc5e ( a panorama take
 a  retrospective view ( ! pa/ hi/ory ( 

our race1 & :5 we rememb]  t = ov] two  
c5turies1 ignorance1 ! "m ( bigotry &   
sup]/ition1 ! bane ( society1 ! prolific
 "m ( weakness1 held  our p ) its slavi%
 *a9s1 we mu/ admit t _m ( our p  h made
 comm5dable progress1 & t ! influ5ce (  
religion1  morality & intellig5ce is    
increas+ly felt40    ,! speak] dwelt at 
l5g? ^u ! ,ne$s1 & !n took up !         
,responsibilities4 ,said he3    8,we are
 responsible = our s\ls4 ,! s\l is      
immortal1 & _c l  ! body1 und]go        
decomposition4 ,x w live =ev]4 ,:5 !    
m\nta9s  are melt$ 9 ! g5]al            
conflagration1 :5 ! pyramids ( ,egypt   
are  levell$ to ! gr\nd1 :5 ! refulg5t  
/>s1 ! sil5t mess5g]s1  %all cease to   
dance 9 _! gold5 sockets2 :5 ! moon1 !  
que5  ( night1 refuses to give h] silv]y
 brightness2 :5 ! sun1 ! k+  ( day1 !   
c5tre ( ! sol> sy/em1 %all be bl[n out2 
:5 e>?  is %r\d$ 9 h] regalia ( m\rn+1 &
 :5 ocean %all ga!r all  h] wat]s toge!r
 to *ant h] fun]al songs1 ! s\l w be    
liv+  some:]e 9 ,god's di/ant univ]se40 

,9 #ahhd1 ,rev4 ,walk] deliv]$ ! annual 
address on ! fir/ day (  ,janu>y 9      
,augu/a4 ,8 subject 0 8,a ,,review ,,(  
,,! ,,pa/04 ,x 0 a  wond]ful exposition 
( ! progress ( ! ,negro 9 ,am]ica4 ,9 ! 
c\rse ( 8 rem>ks1 he paid ! foll[+      
tribute to ,abraham ,l9coln2            
8,probably no man s9ce ! days ( ,wa%+ton
 0 ev] s deeply &  firmly imb$d$ &      
en%r9$ 9 ! he>ts ( ! p z ,abraham       
,l9coln4 ,he won = himself a place 9 !  
he>ts ( our p t "t  c nev] efface4 ,by 8
 noble de$s1 emanat$ f 8 k9d he>t1 he   
wrote 8 "n on ! pages ( future "t z     
legible z ! />s on !  br[ ( ev5+40    ,9
 8 address at ! lay+ ( ! corn] /one ( ! 
new build+  ( ! ,atlanta ,bapti/        
,sem9>y1 9 #ahhi1 ,rev4 ,walk] said     
among o!r  ?+s3    8,if all m5 w\ld     
recognize ! fa!rhood ( ,god1 ! bro!rhood
  ( man1 pl$ge implicit ob$i5ce to !    
div9e law & practice !  scriptural code 
( e?ics1 !re w\ld be no race problem4 ,!
 race  problem is born ( wick$ness1     
inflam$ by mod]n fanatics1 /imulat$  &  

enc\rag$ by speculative1 unwor?y        
politicians4 ,! ,negro is a  loyal1     
peaceable1 law-abid+ citiz52 among !m y 
w f9d no  an>*i/1 nihili/1 lib]ali/1    
communioni/ or /rik]s2 ! ,negro has     
always be5 f\nd on ! side ( !           
con/itution ( 8 ,/ate & !  ,union2 he   
isn't ask+ = supremacy or social        
equality2 he only desires  an equal     
advantage 9 ! race ( life2 he asks t y d
 n ?r[  imp$im5ts 9 8 way2 don't close !
 gates ( prosp]ity aga9/ him  because ( 
8 color2 don't hate him because he 0 a  
slave1 he 0 n  s by *oice2 don't despise
 him because ( 8 ignorance1 x is n 8    
fault2 don't ignore him on acc\nt ( 8   
pov]ty1 he has _h no ri*  ance/ors to   
bequea? him l&$ e/ates4 ,he is          
un=tunate1 pity him2 he  is /ruggl+1    
help him4 ,a bright day is dawn+4       
,citiz5s ( e rank  & section ( ?is      
c\ntry are unit+ h& 9 h& to advocate su*
  legislation z w remove illit]acy4 ,!  
la/ legislature ( ,georgia  des]ve      
honorable m5tion = mak+ appropriation = 

public education4  ,our di/+ui%$ ,/ate  
,s*ool ,commission]1 ,judge ,james ,s4  
,hook1 is  try+ to put ,georgia 9 l9e ) 
o!r /ates intellectually & he is        
succe$+ admirably4 ,s9ce ,god has rais$ 
up s _m fri5ds = u1  bo? at home &      
abroad1 let u cultivate a fri5dly       
relation ) ^?  among :om we live4 ,let u
 h a h& 9 solv+ our problem1 %ap+  our  
de/9y & mak+ = ourselves a cr$itable    
hi/ory40    ,9 ! =ego+1 we h attempt$ to
 give a %ort sket* ( ! c>e]  ( ,dr4     
,walk]1 toge!r ) a few te/imonials f 8  
fri5ds & "s  extracts f 8 addresses4 ,! 
half has n be5 told4 ,! full hi/ory  ( 8
 life w\ld make a l>ge volume4 ,x ought 
to be writt51 & w  be "s "t4 ,suffice x 
to say t1 z a man1 ,dr4 ,walk] is mode/ 
to a  fault1 g5]\s 9 ! extreme1 pati5t1 
=be>+ & unselfi%2 z a  m9i/]1 he        
possesses great f]vor & eloqu5ce1 & z a 
pulpit orator  probably he is excell$ by
 no man 9 ?is c\ntry4 ,! common p he>   
him gladly4 ,8 highe/ aim is to be an   
humble s]vant ( ! ,"l ,jesus  ,*ri/4