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TO CONCLUDE—
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coveting for them a life full of the freedom of those who serve God and their fellow-men.

It may be that the stories of eminent Africans here told may bear upon a present situation so poignant for all concerned. Here may be seen a little of what Africans have done and therefore can do—a medicine for doubting minds. Here too may be marked the steps which have led Africans to success: patience, industry, courage, resourcefulness; a cordial for those who falter as they face so steep a way. Here, once more, may be seen worked out in life that gospel of cooperation—the many fingers on the one hand, the black and white notes which together make human music—which is today more than ever the hope of the races of Africa and of the world.