Historical Sketch Of Oberlin College Classic Reprint

Author : Edward Henry Fairchild
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ISBN 13 : 9781331866978
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book Historical Sketch of Oberlin College (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Henry Fairchild and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Historical Sketch of Oberlin College The plan of Oberlin originated in 1832, with Rev. John J. Shipherd, then pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Elyria, and P.P. Stewart, formerly a missionary among the Southern Indians. It was an offspring of the wonderful revivals of 1830, 31 and 32, in which Mr. Shipherd was a most faithful, prudent and successful laborer. The plan involved a school for both sexes, with Preparatory, Teachers', College and Theological Departments; furnishing a substantial education at the lowest possible rates; with such facilities for self-support as the "Manual Labor System" was supposed to afford. The school was to be surrounded by a Christian community, united in the faith of the Gospel, and in self-denying efforts to establish and sustain the school. The location selected was in a dense, unbroken forest, eight miles from Elyria and thirty-three from Cleveland. It was level, clayey and uninviting. Many are still unreconciled to the choice. Its advantages were, that it was unoccupied, and was surrounded by a growing population of New England origin, Many more delightful locations might have been found in Northern Ohio, but who will venture to say that a better site could have been selected for Oberlin? Believers in Divine Providence, who, like the writer, were privileged to listen to the fervent prayers that attended every step of the founders of the Institution, and have seen how wonderfully their plans succeeded, will be slow to criticise their work. The name of the school and colony was borrowed, not from Oberlin the elegant scholar, but from Oberlin the Swiss pastor, who represented, in his self-denying and efficient life, that love towards God and that sympathy with man which were to be cherished here. The plan of the school and place having been matured, the location fixed, the name selected, and Trustees appointed, Mr. Shipherd was sent abroad to secure funds and inhabitants. 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.