This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 Excerpt: ...the religious sentiments of the students, the friends of Washington College freely and honestly avow it. I speak only of necessary and incidental results. Any attempts to exercise a direct influence would be as subversive of their end, as dishonourable in their exercise. From the consequences of this argument, in which ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 Excerpt: ...the religious sentiments of the students, the friends of Washington College freely and honestly avow it. I speak only of necessary and incidental results. Any attempts to exercise a direct influence would be as subversive of their end, as dishonourable in their exercise. From the consequences of this argument, in which I do not perceive any " irremediable and fatal defect,"I would claim no exemption in favour of Washington College; but I have no hesitation to assert, that it is less exclusive in its religious character, and less likely to exert an undue influence on its students, than Yale College, with which these writers are so fond of contrasting it. The religious character of an Institution must be learned from its charter and its administration. Let us take a view of Washington College in reference to these particulars. In soliciting a charter for this Institution, it was never attempted to be disguised, that the interests of Episcopalians were especially regarded. The language of the petitioners is explicit on this point. " We are members," say they, " of the Protestant Episcopal Church," and they represent that " while all other religious denominations in the Union have their Universities and Colleges, there is not a single Institution of this kind under the special guardianship and patronage of Episcopalians." " As Episcopalians," they continue, " we do not ask for any exclusive privileges; but we desire to be placed on the same footing with other denominations of Christians." And they further declare--a declaration deemed satisfactory by the General Assembly, that if it should be thought expedient to establish a new College, they were " desirous that it should be conducted on broad pr...
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