History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Količina 2Presbyterian Publication Committee, 1864 |
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Albany Alexander appointed Assembly Bethel bounds bytery called charge Chillicothe Christian College commenced his labors congregations Connecticut Connecticut Society connection constituted Creek death destitute devoted doctrine eminent erected favor feeble field formed gathered Georgia Gideon Blackburn gospel graduate Hampden-Sidney College Haw River Hoge Hopewell hundred institution James James Gilliland John Joseph Kentucky Lansingburg large number Lexington licensed licentiate McGready meeting membership Messrs ministers ministry mission missionary Missionary Society native nearly North Ohio ordained organized pastor period Philadelphia Pittsburg portion preached preacher Pres Presby Presbyterian Church Presbytery President Princeton pulpit region reported revival River Robert Sabbath Samuel sembly sermon settled settlements Shepherdstown sionary soon South Carolina spirit Sprague Street Church subsequently succeeded successor supply sympathy Synod Synod of Virginia Tennessee tery Thomas thousand tion Transylvania Presbytery twenty Union vacant Virginia visited Washington West Western New York William Wilson worship Yale College
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Stran 147 - The ordinance of 1787 provided, that "religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall be forever encouraged.
Stran 235 - God hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on the face of the earth...
Stran 509 - Father in mercy, forgiveness, and in all goodness; that they should do to others as they would that others should do to them...
Stran 234 - We consider the voluntary enslaving of one part of the human race by another as a gross violation of the most precious and sacred rights of human nature...
Stran 236 - We do, Indeed, tenderly sympathize with those portions of our Church and our country where the evil of slavery has been entailed upon them ; where a great, and the most virtuous part of the community abhor slavery, and wish its extermination...
Stran 501 - The question, whether a law be void for its repugnancy to the constitution, is, at all times, a question of much delicacy, which ought seldom, if ever, to be decided in the affirmative in a doubtful case.
Stran 162 - The noise was like the roar of Niagara. The vast sea of human beings seemed to be agitated as if by a storm.
Stran 234 - Slavery creates a paradox in the moral system — it exhibits rational, accountable, and immortal beings in such circumstances as scarcely to leave them the power of moral action. It exhibits them as...
Stran 162 - At one time I saw at least five hundred swept down in a moment, as if a battery of a thousand guns had been opened upon them, and then immediately followed shrieks and shouts that rent the very heavens.
Stran 159 - Crowds assembled from every direction. " The laborer quitted his task; age snatched his crutch; youth forgot his pastime; the plough was left in the furrow; business of all kinds was suspended." Young and old, the farmer and the hunter, white and black, flocked to the centre of attraction. The paths leading through the forest were alive with people, and the number reported in attendance upon these occasions is almost incredible. The camp-meeting at Gaspar Eiver was attended by a number of young people...