The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... directed to this subject more than at any former period , and even the British Legislature has been constrained to take into consideration the means by which the benefits of education may be more extensively enjoyed . It is there- fore ...
... directed to this subject more than at any former period , and even the British Legislature has been constrained to take into consideration the means by which the benefits of education may be more extensively enjoyed . It is there- fore ...
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... directed in the study of the Scriptures . Scripture class - book CHAI CHAPTER VIII . SABBATH SCHOOLS . 108 117 126 127 130 138 144 Defects which adhere to the present system of Sabbath Schools . Qualifications of Sabbath School Teachers ...
... directed in the study of the Scriptures . Scripture class - book CHAI CHAPTER VIII . SABBATH SCHOOLS . 108 117 126 127 130 138 144 Defects which adhere to the present system of Sabbath Schools . Qualifications of Sabbath School Teachers ...
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... directed mind will readily admit , that a more general cultivation of the human intellect , and a more extensive diffusion of rational information , are highly desirable , and would be productive of the most auspicious and beneficial ...
... directed mind will readily admit , that a more general cultivation of the human intellect , and a more extensive diffusion of rational information , are highly desirable , and would be productive of the most auspicious and beneficial ...
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... directed to the sacred Scriptures , as the only standard of religious truth , the legendary tales of monkish super- stition were discarded , a taste for useful knowledge was induced , -- and from that pe- riod , seminaries for the ...
... directed to the sacred Scriptures , as the only standard of religious truth , the legendary tales of monkish super- stition were discarded , a taste for useful knowledge was induced , -- and from that pe- riod , seminaries for the ...
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... directed to the promotion of education throughout that extensive empire ; and seve- ral ages will be requisite , before its half- civilized inhabitants be raised from the state of mental debasement in which they have been so long ...
... directed to the promotion of education throughout that extensive empire ; and seve- ral ages will be requisite , before its half- civilized inhabitants be raised from the state of mental debasement in which they have been so long ...
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