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Identifier: 25822752.4742.emory.edu
Title: Afro-American encyclopaedia, or, The thoughts, doings, and sayings of the race (electronic resource): embracing addresses, lectures, biographical sketches, sermons, poems, names of universities, colleges, seminaries, newspapers, books, and a history of the denominations, giving the numerical strength of each : in fact, it teaches every subject of interest to the colored people, as discussed by more than one hundred of their wisest and best men and women : illustrated with beautiful half-tone engravings
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Haley, James T Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. Mind and matter Settle, William B., former owner. GEU Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950, former owner. GEU Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, former owner. GEU
Subjects: African Americans African Americans African Americans
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : Haley & Florida
Contributing Library: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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ng souls to Christ hasbeen phenomenal. For forty odd years he has been laboring faith-fully in the Lords vineyard, having been the pastor of thirteenchurches. He at one time was editor of the Baptist Herald. He or-ganized the first District Baptist Association in the WashingtonStreet Baptist Church, in Paducah, Ky. In September, 1867, he waselected moderator, and has been re-elected every year since. Heassisted in organizing the General Association of Colored Baptists,in Lexington, Ky., in August, 1869. In 1871 he was elected Modera-tor of this Association, at Danville, and retained the position until 81.He organized the first ministers and deacons meeting known in Ver-sailles, in 1861. He has been Grand Senior Warden of the GrandLodge of Masons in Kentucky, and was elected Grand Master of theState for two terms. The degree of D.D. was conferred upon him bythe State University of Louisville. When the Lord of the harvestcalls for the reapers, Dr. Dupee will carry with him many sheaves.
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Rev. G. W. Dupee, D.D., Paducah, Ky. THOUGHTS, DOINGS, AND SAYINGS OF THE RACE. 613

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