History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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Page 289
... believe , " he said , " that a being of human substance , form , and image - endowed with the faculties , propensities , and pas- sions common to our race , and having the same ultimate destiny , can . . . be converted into a chattel or ...
... believe , " he said , " that a being of human substance , form , and image - endowed with the faculties , propensities , and pas- sions common to our race , and having the same ultimate destiny , can . . . be converted into a chattel or ...
Page 367
... believe , lies chiefly in the New Testament . . . . Jesus Christ is the only master of Christians , and whatever he taught . . . we regard as of divine authority . " Beyond this , he said , Unitarians insist that " the Bible is a book ...
... believe , lies chiefly in the New Testament . . . . Jesus Christ is the only master of Christians , and whatever he taught . . . we regard as of divine authority . " Beyond this , he said , Unitarians insist that " the Bible is a book ...
Page 438
... believe , or what you do not believe ? Should he make you feel good by flattery , or feel bad by advocating things you oppose ? The lecturer should take none of these things into consideration . It is not his mission to flatter or ...
... believe , or what you do not believe ? Should he make you feel good by flattery , or feel bad by advocating things you oppose ? The lecturer should take none of these things into consideration . It is not his mission to flatter or ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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