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Excerpt from Benjamin Gregory D.D: Autobiographical Recollections, Edited, With Memorials of His Later Life It has been necessary to refer to controversies in which my father was engaged, and to indicate his views and motives in my own words. It may be well to state that I have re produced my father's Opinion without any intentional colouring of my own. My thanks are due particularly to the widow of my father's brother, the Rev. Theophilus S. Gregory, for placing at my disposal a large number of letters to her husband, some of which are given in this volume; also to those who have con tributed recollections, and my apologies to some of them for inevitable shortening of their communications. ...
This fascinating book provides a detailed portrait of Benjamin Gregory, a prominent clergyman and scholar of the 19th century. Drawing on Gregory's own autobiographical writings as well as extensive research, this book provides insights into Gregory's life, work, and legacy, as well as the broader religious and cultural context in which he lived. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Excerpt from Consecrated Culture: Memorials of Benjamin Alfred Gregory, M. An. Oxon HE purpose of this Memoir is to prolong and extend the usefulness of a life of rich promise, which to human seeming came to a most untimely close. Some explanation seems needed of the delay in its appearance. This has resulted from the ever-pressing literary duties of the author's office, from a succession of exhausting illnesses, from the abundance of the material, and from other inevitable causes. It is believed, however, that the delay will not diminish either the utility or the interest of the book. The combination of high intellectual culture, and the boldest reading and thinking, with the most simple, s...
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