A History Of Bristol Parish

Author : Philip Slaughter
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ISBN 13 : 9781331855637
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (556 download)

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Download or read book A History of Bristol Parish written by Philip Slaughter and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of Bristol Parish: With a Tribute to the Memory of Its Oldest Rector, and an Appendix, Containing the Epitaphs of Some of Its Early Officers and Friends The author of this little contribution to Church history, is not ashamed to avow that he is one of those Virginians, who regards his native State with the feelings of a Southern man's heart, "who, while he loves all, yet holds it no sin to prefer some." He has a chord in his bosom, which vibrates at the name of Virginia, as naturally as the strings of a harp at the breathings of the wind. He trusts that this sentiment is not at all inconsistent with the patriotism of an American citizen. He prefers the government of the United States to any other system of polity in the world. He venerates above all other statesmen, those illustrious men who constructed that machine of self-government, a representative republic, and he prays that Heaven may preserve it in perpetual motion; and yet he never dreamed that this feeling, or prejudice, if you please, as an American citizen, was incompatible with the most enlarged philanthropy as a man, and so, with all his admiration for the Federal Government, and prayers for the perpetual durability of the Union, he hopes to be excused for regarding Virginia as the brightest link in that mystic chain, and cherishing for her a more cordial affection than for any other of its members, and all this without subjecting himself to the imputation of a want of a truly American feeling. With these sentiments, the history of Virginia has been to him a favorite study. He not merely takes pleasure in poring over the pages of her general historians, but it has given him particular delight to go to the original sources whence they drew their supplies, and to penetrate the inner chambers of social and domestic life, in which are hid many treasures which have either eluded the researches of the general historian, or were considered beneath the dignity of his plan. As such specimens of the materials, which have not yet been wrought into the fabric of our history, may be mentioned the "Bland Papers," edited by Mr. C. Campbell, of Petersburg; the "Westover Manuscripts," published by Edmund Ruffin, Esquire, and the "Historical Tracts," now being brought out, by Mr. Force, of the city of Washington. 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.