8 5 6 ). ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁students : ▁James ▁R al ston ▁Am os ▁( 1 8 2 6 – 1 8 6 4 ), ▁his ▁brother ▁Thomas ▁Henry ▁Am os ▁( 1 8 2 5 – 1 8 6 9 ), ▁and ▁Arm iste ad ▁H utch inson ▁Miller ▁( 1 8 2 9 / 3 0 - 1 8 6 5 ), ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁Liber ia ▁as ▁a ▁col ony ▁for ▁African ▁Americans . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁became ▁ord ained ▁minister s . ▁ ▁John ▁Miller ▁Dic key ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁Pennsylvania ▁and ▁educated ▁from ▁Dick inson ▁College ▁( Car lis le ▁College )- ▁ ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 4 . ▁ ▁Honor ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁' J OH N ▁M ILL ER ▁D IC KEY ▁H ALL ' ▁in ▁Lincoln ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁with ▁funds ▁allocated ▁by ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁- ▁is ▁a ▁, ▁three - story ▁structure , ▁designed ▁by ▁Friday ▁Arch itect s / Pl ann ers ▁of ▁Philadelphia . ▁Dic key ▁Hall ▁houses ▁several ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁House ▁divided ▁ ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Education ▁ ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁University ▁( P en nsylvan ia ) ▁Category : 1 8 0 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 7 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁and ▁college ▁found ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Oxford , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : D ick