Cornell's Lives of Clergymen, Physicians and Eminent Business Men of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1 of 3: With Recollections of the Olden Time (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Cornell's Lives of Clergymen, Physicians and Eminent Business Men of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1 of 3: With Recollections of the Olden Time

He entered Yale College in 1793. He says, father was then living with his fifth wife. The college was in a most ungodly state. Dr. Stiles was presi dent. In May, 1794, President Styles died, and Dr. Dwight became president at the next commence ment.

Lyman Beecher did'nt study much in college. He had no part when his class graduated and he says.

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Excerpt from Cornell's Lives of Clergymen, Physicians and Eminent Business Men of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. 1 of 3: With Recollections of the Olden Time

I do not like Prefaces much, and abhor long ones; nevertheless, I may say a word by way of introducing this, the Second Volume of my Lives, or Biographical Sketches. I have prepared these Volumes, hoping to render some service to the present and coming generations. I find the following in a biographical sketch which is so exactly to my point that I-quote it.

"The living may be benefitted by the dead. A knowledge of the histories of those whom God has raised up to serve him on earth, perpetuates their influence. It brings instruction and furnishes material for improvement. To review their lives is like looking into a glass. It shows us, in varying circumstances, the workings of minds and hearts like our own. It unfolds, also, the dealings of God with those who have gone before us, - how he has instructed, disciplined and guided them; and tends to strengthen faith, encourage hope and excite to activity by presenting various instances of God's kindness, faithfulness and care."

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.