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Sturtevant, Julian M.; Sturtevant, J.M. (Editor); Yeager, Iver F. (Supplements: Preface, Introduction, Notes, Bibliographies, Index Julian M. Sturtevant: An Autobiography
Fleming H Revell Company / Trustees of Illinois College 2005 0967036127 / 9780967036120 Hard Cover Fine No Jacket
Near-new copy of this SCARCE hardback. This is a reprint of the original autobiography published by Fleming H. Revell in 1896. This includes Iver Yeager's Supplements: Preface, Introduction, Notes, Bibliographies, Index. The Trustees of Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois. Copyright 2005. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. Blue boards with gilt lettering (clean and bright). NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated. 423 pages. The story of Julian Sturtevant is many stories, woven together, with him as the key figure in each. It is the story of a man whotwice lived on America's western frontier, first in Ohio as a boy, then in Illinois as a young man who, bringing his new bride, came here to found a college. His life would parallel the great events of the nation he loved. His story is the story of the College which took the name of the State as its own, a College which he served for half a century as teacher and president, guiding it through financial depression, the nation's turmoil over slavery, and the struggle for control between Presbyterians and Congregationalists. Throughout he defended the independence of the College from external control ans asserted the faculty's freedom to think and speak. These two churches, to which the men serving the College belonged, were so close in basic faith and purpose, so different in their organizational structure. His life is the story of their cooperation and their conflict in the 19th century, and it is the story of the expansion of Congregationalism from New England to the West. Fascinating elements grace the Sturtevant record: his students at Yale, where he won membership in Phi Beta Kappa; his inauguration as president, emblazoned in light by the students; his three months in Great Britain in 1863, advocating the Union cause; his support for Abraham Lincoln, the nation's best hope for saving the Unionand freeing the slaves; his friendship with Theron Baldwin, recorded in a remarkable collection of five-hundred letters and, a railway excursion to Kansas for a buffalo hunt escorted byCol. Custer. Sturtevant was always a perceptive observer, an active participant, a respected leader. Add to all of this the intellectual achievement represented in the literary output of Julian Sturtevant. He published four books, fifty major articles and addresses, more than one hundred briefer essays, and penned hundreds of letter. Sturtevant dealt with basic religious issues, educational policies, public concerns - always thoughtfully, often controversially. The story of Julian Sturtevant is the story of a family man. His marriage to Elizabeth, their happiness ended by her tragic death; a second and long marriage to Hannah, happy for both and providing a loving home in which six children, three from each marriage, grew to maturity. The life of Julian Sturtevant was a life of service: to the Lord to whom he committed his life when a boy; to church, college, and democratic nation, which together make possible both individual freedom and the good society; and to the America so blessed by God that it might be a blessing to the world.
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75.00 USD
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