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Description:Excerpt from Recollections of College Life: At Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa;, From 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, With Reflections The work here introduced to the public is one which, in our judgment, will not fail to interest the reader. It invites attention first of all from those who were in any way connected with Marshall College, and the Theological Seminary which shared in its early struggles. It will be read with interest also by the members of the Reformed Church generally, as it gives a history of the founding and trials of these first literary and theological institutions established by that Church in this country. But it may fairly challenge attention on the part of a wider public also, which may be interested in the history and genius of a branch of the Reformed Church of the sixteenth century, in its earlier development in this new world. And we do not overestimate it, we think, when we predict that it will be read with interest by those who appreciate a work of this kind for its literary character, and its able treatment of subjects that pertain to the general culture of the times. All who have any adequate acquaintance with the Reformed Church will feel, in reading these pages, that the founding of its literary and theological institutions at Mercersburg, was an epoch in its history in this country. The Church had, indeed, made considerable progress previous to this time in gathering its scattered membership into congregations, and in perfecting its organization by the formation of Synods and Classes; but it still lacked those appliances that are necessary to a denomination that would perpetuate its existence, and do its proper work in its literary and theological culture, - a College and Seminary. These came late, it is true, in the history of the Reformed Church in the United States, as compared with the work of other religious bodies, whose institutions were already large and flourishing. But the history of the German population of Pennsylvania, with their early trials and struggles, is sufficient to afford some reasonable excuse for this tardiness. It was a period of heroic endeavor, however humble and limited the plans and labors were which resulted in the founding of these institutions. Nor can we regret, now that they are safely over and crowned with success, the peculiar difficulties that were encountered in that day of small things. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Recollections of College Life (Classic Reprint): At Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa;, From 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, With Reflections. To get started finding Recollections of College Life (Classic Reprint): At Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa;, From 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, With Reflections, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Recollections of College Life: At Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa;, From 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, With Reflections The work here introduced to the public is one which, in our judgment, will not fail to interest the reader. It invites attention first of all from those who were in any way connected with Marshall College, and the Theological Seminary which shared in its early struggles. It will be read with interest also by the members of the Reformed Church generally, as it gives a history of the founding and trials of these first literary and theological institutions established by that Church in this country. But it may fairly challenge attention on the part of a wider public also, which may be interested in the history and genius of a branch of the Reformed Church of the sixteenth century, in its earlier development in this new world. And we do not overestimate it, we think, when we predict that it will be read with interest by those who appreciate a work of this kind for its literary character, and its able treatment of subjects that pertain to the general culture of the times. All who have any adequate acquaintance with the Reformed Church will feel, in reading these pages, that the founding of its literary and theological institutions at Mercersburg, was an epoch in its history in this country. The Church had, indeed, made considerable progress previous to this time in gathering its scattered membership into congregations, and in perfecting its organization by the formation of Synods and Classes; but it still lacked those appliances that are necessary to a denomination that would perpetuate its existence, and do its proper work in its literary and theological culture, - a College and Seminary. These came late, it is true, in the history of the Reformed Church in the United States, as compared with the work of other religious bodies, whose institutions were already large and flourishing. But the history of the German population of Pennsylvania, with their early trials and struggles, is sufficient to afford some reasonable excuse for this tardiness. It was a period of heroic endeavor, however humble and limited the plans and labors were which resulted in the founding of these institutions. Nor can we regret, now that they are safely over and crowned with success, the peculiar difficulties that were encountered in that day of small things. 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Recollections of College Life (Classic Reprint): At Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa;, From 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, With Reflections. To get started finding Recollections of College Life (Classic Reprint): At Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa;, From 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, With Reflections, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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