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A noted English lawyer-author has declared that the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes is the final word of the world's philosophy; that no ancient or modern thinker has uttered a profounder word. And in the seventh verse of that chapter it reads, "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it." Metaphysicians tell us that through his five senses, man is in touch with and in relation to his physical environment and a physical world, and that through his reason, imagination, conscience, aesthetic and religious intuitions, man is in touch with and in relation to. | Alexander Crummell An Apostle of Negro by William H. Ferris 1 PROJECT GUTENBERG ALEXANDER CRUMMELL AN APOSTLE OF NEGRO CULTURE William H. Ferris Alexander Crummell An Apostle of Negro by William H. Ferris The Project Gutenberg EBook of Alexander Crummell An Apostle of Negro Culture by William H. Ferris This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Alexander Crummell An Apostle of Negro Culture The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 20 Author William H. Ferris Release Date February 18 2010 EBook 31322 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ALEXANDER CRUMMELL Produced by Suzanne Shell Stephanie Eason and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http . OCCASIONAL PAPERS NO. 20. Alexander Crummell An Apostle of Negro by William H. Ferris 2 American Negro Academy Alexander Crummell An Apostle of Negro Culture BY WILLIAM H. FERRIS WASHINGTON D. C. PUBLISHED BY THE ACADEMY 1920 R. L. Pendleton Printer ALEXANDER CRUMMELL AN APOSTLE OF NEGRO CULTURE. A noted English lawyer-author has declared that the twelfth chapter of Ecclesiastes is the final word of the world s philosophy that no ancient or modern thinker has uttered a profounder word. And in the seventh verse of that chapter it reads Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Metaphysicians tell us that through his five senses man is in touch with and in relation to his physical environment and a physical world and that through his reason imagination conscience aesthetic and religious intuitions man is in touch with and in relation to his spiritual environment and a spiritual world. They also tell us that at death the soul and body merely part company and go their respective ways. The .