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| Resource: |
Book (BKR50050) John Witherspoon - Parson, Politician, Patriot
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| Author: |
Stohlman, Martha Lou Lemmon |
| Publisher: |
The Westminster Press, 1976 |
| Length: |
176 pages |
| Heading: |
R-50 — RELIGIONS / Presbyterian
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| Subjects: |
John Witherspoon; Presbyterian Clergy |
| Location: |
R 50 |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9780664247959
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| Description: |
The only clergyman who helped frame and signed the Declaration of Independence, John Witherspoon served as president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) from 1768 to 1794. He proved to be an excellent administrator and teacher. His expanded curriculum included his own lectures on eloquence which aided ministerial students and stimulated the debating societies for which Princeton became famous. Many of his students later achieved eminence in government, law, education, and religion.
Although not as well-known as other figures of the period, John Witherspoon played a significant role in American and Presbyterian History. This biography is an important reminder of his contribution and his place in American History - and a remembrance of the bicentennial of the first meeting of the General Assembly in Philadelphia 1789, where he delivered the opening sermon |
| Age Groups: |
High School; Young Adult; Adult (30-55); Adult (55+)
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