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title: '“Give Me Thine Hand”: Founder’s Day Address'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'William Henry Sheppard'
date: 1915-03-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Foreign Missions'
- 'Education'
scriptures:
- 'John 1'
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/sheppard-1915-give-me-thine-hand-founders-day-address
---

# “Give Me Thine Hand”: Founder’s Day Address

William H. Sheppard's Founder's Day address at Hampton Institute praises General Armstrong's vision and recounts Hampton's role in educating and sending Black, Native, and African missionaries and leaders.

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