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... efforts of literary , scientific , wealthy , and benevolent men , in diffusing useful knowledge , and in employ- ing the arts of printing and engraving , in a way most likely to be interesting , salutary , and elevating to the popular ...
... efforts of literary , scientific , wealthy , and benevolent men , in diffusing useful knowledge , and in employ- ing the arts of printing and engraving , in a way most likely to be interesting , salutary , and elevating to the popular ...
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... effort too great or too costly , to save ourselves from * Custom - House Returns . † Professor Lehmanousky recently stated at Cincinnati , that 500,000 Germans , alone , are preparing to emigrate to this country , the coming year ; and ...
... effort too great or too costly , to save ourselves from * Custom - House Returns . † Professor Lehmanousky recently stated at Cincinnati , that 500,000 Germans , alone , are preparing to emigrate to this country , the coming year ; and ...
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... efforts in our own country , do a great and good work in spread- ing information among the people , and promoting the best interests of the community . A brief sketch of some of the European Institutions , will convey an idea of the ...
... efforts in our own country , do a great and good work in spread- ing information among the people , and promoting the best interests of the community . A brief sketch of some of the European Institutions , will convey an idea of the ...
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... efforts . In 1784 , when Sunday Schools were introduced , this Society extended its powerful encouragement to this new method of supplying a religious education . In 1811 , it gave origin to the National Society for the Education of the ...
... efforts . In 1784 , when Sunday Schools were introduced , this Society extended its powerful encouragement to this new method of supplying a religious education . In 1811 , it gave origin to the National Society for the Education of the ...
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... effort to redeem the increasing power of the press from such baneful perversions , and if possible to make them bear more directly and effectually upon the universal spread of knowledge , in connexion with sound principles of morality ...
... effort to redeem the increasing power of the press from such baneful perversions , and if possible to make them bear more directly and effectually upon the universal spread of knowledge , in connexion with sound principles of morality ...
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Page 7 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity.
Page 7 - The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked, where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice 1 And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion.
Page 7 - It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who, that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric...
Page 7 - Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 7 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in...