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The Ends and Objects of Burlington College: An Address, Introductory to a Course of Lectures, Delivered in the Junior Hall of Burlington College
Excerpt from The Ends and Objects of Burlington College: An Address, Introductory to a Course of Lectures, Delivered in the Junior Hall of Burlington College
What I say, will be informal, rapid and familiar; suggestive, rather than didactic; from the heart, more than from the head as a man talketh with his friends, asi well feel, that I may talk with you. In what I say, I shall be understood as instituting no comparisons, as casting no reflections, as proposing no discoveries, as claiming nothing as individual or original. If there be any virtue in our plans, it is in their adaptedness to our whole nature, in its moral and its social aspects: if any confidence in their suc cess, it is in the commendation to the hearts of men, which is to come to them from God. The single word, which best expresses all our ways and all our wishes, is the sacred monosyllable, home. To be domestic, first, and then religious blending the two ideas - which God never meant should be disjoined, since He first knit the family bond, in Eden - in that expressive apostolic phrase, a household of the faith, comprises all we count on, for good influence, and hope for, as good result, from Burlington Col lege. The Poet of our times has made the sky-lark the best emblem of our aims and prayers; and said, in two lines, all that we can ever say.
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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.
What I say, will be informal, rapid and familiar; suggestive, rather than didactic; from the heart, more than from the head as a man talketh with his friends, asi well feel, that I may talk with you. In what I say, I shall be understood as instituting no comparisons, as casting no reflections, as proposing no discoveries, as claiming nothing as individual or original. If there be any virtue in our plans, it is in their adaptedness to our whole nature, in its moral and its social aspects: if any confidence in their suc cess, it is in the commendation to the hearts of men, which is to come to them from God. The single word, which best expresses all our ways and all our wishes, is the sacred monosyllable, home. To be domestic, first, and then religious blending the two ideas - which God never meant should be disjoined, since He first knit the family bond, in Eden - in that expressive apostolic phrase, a household of the faith, comprises all we count on, for good influence, and hope for, as good result, from Burlington Col lege. The Poet of our times has made the sky-lark the best emblem of our aims and prayers; and said, in two lines, all that we can ever say.
About the Publisher
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.
22 pages, Hardcover
First published July 28, 2015
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George Washington Doane
154 books3 followersGeorge Washington Doane (1799 – 1859) was an American churchman, educator, and the second bishop in the Episcopal Church for the Diocese of New Jersey.
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