Author: John William Burgon
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-01-22
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780483670570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Disestablishment of Religion in Oxford, the Betrayal of a Sacred Trust-Words of Warning to the University: A Sermon Preached Before the University of Oxford, at S. Mary-the-Virgin's, on the Sunday Next Before Advent (November 21st, 1880) Not unaware am I that, as the ages roll out, it will sometimes happen that Endowments left for one good purpose must needs be diverted to another, - or else must be wasted. As when a few years ago it was ordered that a fund anciently created for the Redemp tion ofcaptives should be applied to some other object of Christian benevolence: the practice of privateering in the Mediterranean having long since ceased. But no such plea can be urged in defence of the pro posed scheme for the alienation to secular purposes of endowments entrusted to Colleges for Ike support of RE ligion. 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.
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Download or read book The Disestablishment of Religion in Oxford, the Betrayal of a Sacred Trust-Words of Warning to the University written by John William Burgon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Disestablishment of Religion in Oxford, the Betrayal of a Sacred Trust-Words of Warning to the University: A Sermon Preached Before the University of Oxford, at S. Mary-the-Virgin's, on the Sunday Next Before Advent (November 21st, 1880) Not unaware am I that, as the ages roll out, it will sometimes happen that Endowments left for one good purpose must needs be diverted to another, - or else must be wasted. As when a few years ago it was ordered that a fund anciently created for the Redemp tion ofcaptives should be applied to some other object of Christian benevolence: the practice of privateering in the Mediterranean having long since ceased. But no such plea can be urged in defence of the pro posed scheme for the alienation to secular purposes of endowments entrusted to Colleges for Ike support of RE ligion. 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.