ΤΟ THE REVEREND JOHN THORNTON KIRKLAND, D. D. LL. D. PRESIDENT OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, THIS COLLECTION OF ESSAYS AND TRACTS, DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF SACRED LEARNING, of TRUTH AND CHARITY, OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND RATIONAL PIETY, IS INSCRIBED, AS A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE, AFFECTIONATE REGARD AND RESPECT, BY HIS MOST OBLIGED, AND MOST HUMBLE SERVANT, THE EDITOR. |