Christian Civilization: An Address Delivered Before the Athenian Society of the University of Ohio at Athens, September Sixteenth, 1840A. Pugh, Print., 1840 - 26 páginas |
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... action ; for that is un- known in our land . Is it not , simply , in the character of our peo- ple ? In their intelligence , public spirit , and virtue ? We know that in many lands where a very strict police is supported , robberies are ...
... action ; for that is un- known in our land . Is it not , simply , in the character of our peo- ple ? In their intelligence , public spirit , and virtue ? We know that in many lands where a very strict police is supported , robberies are ...
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... action through governmental influence . A great writer , a great religious reformer , plays with the mere politicians of his age as puppets ; they express the feelings of the people or court ; he calls those feelings into being . These ...
... action through governmental influence . A great writer , a great religious reformer , plays with the mere politicians of his age as puppets ; they express the feelings of the people or court ; he calls those feelings into being . These ...
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... action , even if it be into opposition . Our purpose , you will remember , is to find such principles of action as will enable us most beneficially to affect the character of our people , and thence the character of our Government . Now ...
... action , even if it be into opposition . Our purpose , you will remember , is to find such principles of action as will enable us most beneficially to affect the character of our people , and thence the character of our Government . Now ...
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... If you have , you have seen how certainly the Almighty Ruler has directed the seemingly chaotic movements of man ; and can realize the grand truth that all social action is as much governed by laws of Divine harmony as is the [ 6 ]
... If you have , you have seen how certainly the Almighty Ruler has directed the seemingly chaotic movements of man ; and can realize the grand truth that all social action is as much governed by laws of Divine harmony as is the [ 6 ]
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... action of man's living frame ; in history , as in each individual , you will see the mysterious but perfect combination of free - will with an over- ruling Providence . In the history of England , for instance , all the events of those ...
... action of man's living frame ; in history , as in each individual , you will see the mysterious but perfect combination of free - will with an over- ruling Providence . In the history of England , for instance , all the events of those ...
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Página 26 - Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave.
Página 23 - True, he never did, but it was because he knew so well that if we but sought " the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all these things should be added unto us.
Página 26 - With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, iearn to labor, and to wait.