The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . truly refreshing in this day of novelty andshow, to see such respect paid to talent and piety in the aged, and itmay tend to encourage young ministers to pursue the right course, inthe assurance that such conduct will prove pleasing both to God andman. The venerable Professor of Theology, then in the 77th year ofhis age, seldom went from home, but when he did, he was received byhis friends with those marks of attention and respec
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . truly refreshing in this day of novelty andshow, to see such respect paid to talent and piety in the aged, and itmay tend to encourage young ministers to pursue the right course, inthe assurance that such conduct will prove pleasing both to God andman. The venerable Professor of Theology, then in the 77th year ofhis age, seldom went from home, but when he did, he was received byhis friends with those marks of attention and respect to which his longand eminent services in the church entitled him. Having been spend-ing a few days in New York, he went over to Newark, to pass a quietSabbath at the house of one of his friends, a former pupil, but it wassoon known that he was in town, and a large number of the citizenscalled in the evening to pay their respects to the venerable man. Theclergy waited upon him, and invited him to occupy their pulpits on thecoming Sabbath, at such times as his strength would permit. He wasable to engage to preach but once, and in the pulpit of the third Pres-.
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