I looked out upon our strong, tender hearted, manly race being swept from the face of the earth by immorality, and the very marrow in my bones seemed chilled at the thought thereof.

I determined to spend my life fighting the evil.

My first step was to solemnly pledge God to never marry a mulatto man.

My next resolve was to part in every honorable way all courting couples of mulatto people that I could.

My other and greatest task was to persuade the evil women of my race to cease their criminal conduct with white men and I went about pleading with them upon my knees to desist.