...historian of New England represents the feeling of the early settlers: " After God had carried us safely to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, raised convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of the next things...

...provided neceflaries for our liveli-hood, rear'd convenient places for Gods worfhip, and fetled the Civill Government : One of the next things we longed for,...after was to advance Learning, and perpetuate it to Pofterity ; dreading to leave an illiterate Miniftery to the Churches, when our prefent Minifters fhall...

...commonwealths what their Christian ambition designed. Thus we are told by one of their own number: "After God had carried us safe to New England, and we had buildcd our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship,...

...touchingly exhibit the spirit of its founders, than their own account of it : — " After God had brought us safe to New England, and we had builded our houses,...advance learning, and perpetuate it to posterity." If these sentiments, and these doings, display not high approaches toward moral perfection, then, indeed...

...ever New England thought upon." And the testimony of the early colonists was to the same effect. " After God had carried us safe to New England, and...dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches, when the present ministry shall be in the dust." There outspoke the heart; there shone forth the Christian...

...his library, for the endowment of a College. One of the devout men of that . period says, in 1642 : "After God had carried us safe to New England, and...civil government, one of the next things we longed for was to advance learning, and perpetuate it to posterity ; " * and, in 1 &47, in the very infancy of...

...all his library, for the endowment of a College. One of the devout men of that period says, in 1G42 : "After God had carried us safe to New England, and...ci"vil government, one of the next things we longed for was to advance lea.rnin£, and perpetuate it to posterity ;"* and, in 1647, in the very infancy of...

...the Freshman class having reached the limit given above. CHAPTER X. THE DENOMINATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. had. carried us safe to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for onr livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of...

...four lines, which strikingly illustrates the anxiety of our ancestors in the matter of education : "After God had carried us safe to New England, and we had builded our homes, provided the means of livelihood for our families, reared a convenient place for God's worship,...

...four lines, which strikingly illustrates the anxiety of our ancestors in the matter of education : " After God had carried us safe to New England, and we had builded our homes, provided the means of livelihood for our families, reared a convenient place.for G-ed's worship,...