An Appeal to the Public: On the Controversy Respecting the Revolution in Harvard College, and the Events which Have Followed It; Occasioned by the Use which Has Been Made of Certain Complaints and Accusations of Miss Hannah Adams, Against the Authorauthor, 1814 - 190 sider |
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Side v
... spirit , are the minority to be considered , as acting an unfriendly part toward the respective Institutions , the administration of which only their opposition is intended to affect . On this ground I take my stand . I am a sincere and ...
... spirit , are the minority to be considered , as acting an unfriendly part toward the respective Institutions , the administration of which only their opposition is intended to affect . On this ground I take my stand . I am a sincere and ...
Side vi
... spirit of the opposers of the orthodox faith ; the spirit which is naturally produced by every such defection from the faith , as has recently taken place in this region . For this pur- pose I have submitted to the tedious labour of ...
... spirit of the opposers of the orthodox faith ; the spirit which is naturally produced by every such defection from the faith , as has recently taken place in this region . For this pur- pose I have submitted to the tedious labour of ...
Side 6
... spirit which prompted , and which has fostered , this con- venient and ingeniously contrived calumny . In these circum- stances , having tried , in vain , all other expedients , an appeal to the laws of my country only excepted , to ...
... spirit which prompted , and which has fostered , this con- venient and ingeniously contrived calumny . In these circum- stances , having tried , in vain , all other expedients , an appeal to the laws of my country only excepted , to ...
Side 11
... spirit of divination . I did not before know that because I abridged my Geography , every historian and other author would of necessary consequence , and for a like purpose , abridge their works . The unreasonableness of such a ground ...
... spirit of divination . I did not before know that because I abridged my Geography , every historian and other author would of necessary consequence , and for a like purpose , abridge their works . The unreasonableness of such a ground ...
Side 13
... spirit . I here make no answer . The Centinel has wisely shut its columns against a further discussion of the topics embraced in this con- troversy . This discussion , by mutual understanding , is now to assume a " pamphlet form . " The ...
... spirit . I here make no answer . The Centinel has wisely shut its columns against a further discussion of the topics embraced in this con- troversy . This discussion , by mutual understanding , is now to assume a " pamphlet form . " The ...
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An Appeal to the Public: On the Controversy Respecting the Revolution in ... Jedidiah Morse Ingen forhåndsvisning - 1814 |
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abridgment admitted alluded amicably answer appear April 28 Arian Arminian Athanasius Award Boston Calvinist cause character charges CHARLESTOWN Christ Christian circulated circumstances claim Compendious History complaints conduct consider controversy declaration edition effect evidence exhibited expressed facts faith feelings friends gentlemen give ground Harvard College HIGGINSON History of New-England Hollis honourable influence informed injury intended interference interview JEDIDIAH MORSE Judge DAVIS letter to Miss manner meaning mentioned mind Miss ADAMS Miss ADAMS's Miss HANNAH ADAMS MORSE and PARISH nature never object obligations offers of compromise opinion pamphlet particular parties pecuniary person principles Professor of Divinity proposal published reader reasonable offers received Referees religious Remarks reply reputation request respect SAMUEL DEXTER Sept SHAW spect spirit statement STEPHEN HIGGINSON story suffered Summary History supposed thing THOMAS DAWES tion transaction truth undefined wish wound written
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Side 87 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed...
Side 101 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Side 49 - Hollis, by providing that the only declaration required of his professor should be ' his belief that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the only perfect rule of faith and manners...
Side 47 - But is not your heart itself sinful, and have you power over yourself to repent of sin, and to trust in Christ, and obey him ? A. We have sinful hearts, and cannot do these duties of ourselves, but God has promised his own Holy Spirit, if we pray for it, to renew our hearts to holiness, and help us to do his will.
Side 51 - President and Fellows of Harvard College, or to the said college by some other description, under several charters successively ; it is declared, that all the said gifts, grants, devises, legacies, and conveyances, are hereby forever confirmed...
Side 49 - That he repeat his oaths to the civil government, that he declare it as his belief that the Scriptures of the old and new testament are the only perfect rule of faith and manners, and that he promise to explain and open the Scriptures to his pupils with integrity and faithfulness, according to the best light that God shall give him.
Side 45 - It was bequeathed and accepted on the express condition, that " the person in that office shall profess and teach the principles of the Christian religion, according to the well known Confession of Faith drawn up by the synod of the churches of New England ; — which confession is strictly Calvinistic.
Side 40 - That the person chosen from time to time to be a Professor, be a man of solid learning in Divinity, of sound or orthodox principles, one who is well gifted to teach, of a sober and pioua life, and of a good conversation.
Side 49 - I will endeavor to promote true Piety and Godliness ; that I will consult the good of this Institution, and the peace of the Churches of our Lord Jesus Christ on all occasions ; and that I will religiously conform to the Constitution and Laws of this Seminary, and to the Statutes of this Foundation.
Side 35 - Every one shall so exercise himself in reading the Scriptures twice a day, that they be ready to give an account of their proficiency therein, both in theoretical...