The  cost  of  education  is  thus  reduced  to  about  ?l;50
a  year  for  the  board  and  other  college  expenses  of  a
student.  This  may  be  provided  for  permanently  by
a  scholarship  of  |2500.  An  endowment  of  $25,000
provides  for  the  moderate  salary  of  a  Professor.
The  usefulness  and  prosperity  of  the  work  would
be  greatly  increased  by  many  more  endo\Vmcnts
of  the  former  class  and  by  at  least  three  of  the
latter.
The  scope  and  spirit  as  well  as  the  style  and  extent
of  the  culture  and  training  given  in  Lincoln  Univer-
sity were  early  determined.  On  that  plan,  and  on  j
the  principles  then  adopted,  which  are  still  firmly
held,  this  work  has  been  developed.  Its  scope  is  to
provide  the  Negroes  of  this  laud  and  of  Africa  -ivith
thoroughly  trained  educators  of  their  own  race.  AVith
Christian  leaders,  teachers,  and  gospel  ministers,  its  \


spirit  is  that  of  the  great  commission  given  by  Christ
to  His  Church,  "Go  ye  into  all  the  world  and  preach
the  gospel  to  every  creature, ' '  which  is  the  overflow-


ing of  divine  love  through  human  hearts,  and  by
human  lips.  The  stale  of  the  training  to  be  given
was  determined  on  the  principle,  that  whatever  is


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