Title
Man's True Destiny: A Baccalaureate Address, to the First Graduating Class of Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., August 31st, 1853
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Description
According to the first paragraph, Nevin delivered this address at the “special and earnest request” of the graduating class (p. 3). He saw this occasion as a kind of transitional moment, marking not only the first graduation for Franklin and Marshall, but also “the last of a whole series of such Classes” of Marshall College, which had merged with Franklin College to form the new institution. His message for the alumni of both schools is that the “true end of [their] being” lies in “seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (p. 14). The address was delivered outside Appalachia; it is included in the Library to help illustrate the full range of Nevin’s oratory.
Publication Date
1853
Publisher
Printed by M. Kieffer & Co.
City
Chambersburg, PA
Keywords
Appalachia, Pennsylvania, John Williamson Nevin, Presbyterian Church, Reformed Church in the United States, Sermons
Disciplines
Appalachian Studies | Digital Humanities | Other Religion | Rhetoric
Type
article
Recommended Citation
Nevin, John Williamson, "Man's True Destiny: A Baccalaureate Address, to the First Graduating Class of Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., August 31st, 1853" (1853). Nevin, John Williamson, 1803-1886. 10.
https://mds.marshall.edu/nevin_johnwilliamson/10
Comments
Marshall does not own this book; according to WorldCat, the nearest physical copy is at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Like all other books published in the United States in the 19th century, it is in the public domain.