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Excerpt from The Life and Times of Rev. Finis Ewing, One of the Fathers and Founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church: To Which Is Added Remarks on Davidson''s History, or a Review of His Chapters on the Revival of 1800, and His History of the Cumberland Presbyterians
Scarcity of materials for this Biography Reasons of which To what in?uences Ewing''s youth was subjected - Early settlement of the Cumberland country Gen. Robertson Indian troubles - Brave defence -engenders a spirit of patriotism Chivalry evinced in later times - Provisions for intellectual and moral culture Dr. Craighead - Dr. Brooks Polemic society Eloquence of self-educated men What contributed to form Ewing''s character.
The materials deemed essential to the completeness of biography are often so widely dispersed, or imper fectly preserved, that ordinary diligence can scarcely avail to collect and embody them. Many are overlooked by the indifference, or lost by the negligence, of those who have no Special interest in their preservation. Unrecorded incidents, however fondly cherished in the memory of admiring friends, pass away with those who witness them. The history of events, whose special results were not anticipated by those connected with them, is often lost to those who survive. And though there is an acknowledged relation between causes and effects, this is not always observed till the importance of the latter demands the investigation of the former. Hence, much that is valuable in history and biography is consigned to oblivion; and one generation often pays a high penalty for the neglect of those which have pre ceded. For the fashion of this world passeth away.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Scarcity of materials for this Biography Reasons of which To what in?uences Ewing''s youth was subjected - Early settlement of the Cumberland country Gen. Robertson Indian troubles - Brave defence -engenders a spirit of patriotism Chivalry evinced in later times - Provisions for intellectual and moral culture Dr. Craighead - Dr. Brooks Polemic society Eloquence of self-educated men What contributed to form Ewing''s character.
The materials deemed essential to the completeness of biography are often so widely dispersed, or imper fectly preserved, that ordinary diligence can scarcely avail to collect and embody them. Many are overlooked by the indifference, or lost by the negligence, of those who have no Special interest in their preservation. Unrecorded incidents, however fondly cherished in the memory of admiring friends, pass away with those who witness them. The history of events, whose special results were not anticipated by those connected with them, is often lost to those who survive. And though there is an acknowledged relation between causes and effects, this is not always observed till the importance of the latter demands the investigation of the former. Hence, much that is valuable in history and biography is consigned to oblivion; and one generation often pays a high penalty for the neglect of those which have pre ceded. For the fashion of this world passeth away.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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F. R. Cossitt
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ISBN - 9780331432220
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 503
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F. R. Cossitt
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ISBN - 9781333618469
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 505
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