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From the time God made man to the present day there have been certain captains endowed to lead in every walk of life, every field of labor whether it has been in religion, psychology, chemistry, natural science, philosophy, military genius or what not; men were called and chosen by the Creator to enlighten the race and be its benefactors.

We come now to speak of Richard Allen, one of God’s chosen sons, and the religious leader of the Negro race. We are not to speak of some great soldier as Touissant L’Ouverture, nor Napoleon Bonaparte, nor Alexander the Great, nor of some great scientist as Darwin or Biglow, neither have we in mind such theologians as Luther, Calvin or Malanchthan. All of these were mighty structures in the temple of their calling and wrought great benefits; but no marshalled