The plan of the following course of Lectures was suggested to the author, by his having often felt the need of a book to put into the hands of the young, which would yield them counsel and instruction adapted to every variety of circumstances. Such a book he has here attempted to supply-a book designed to guard the moral principles and habits of youth, amidst the temptations of the world; to impress them with the infinite obligations and advantages of true religion; to conduct them through that most interesting period of anxious inquiry concerning their salvation; to bring them to a cordial acceptance of the gospel offer; to assist them in ascertaining their claims to the Christian character; and to enable them to prosecute the various duties and conflicts of the Christian life, in such a manner that they may finish their course with joy. Several of these lectures were written during the author's connection with his late charge at West-Springfield, and the whole course was originally intended especially for the benefit of the youth of that congregation. Since his connection with his present charge, he has completed the course; and the several lectures embraced in it have been delivered in the hearing of the youth to whom he now ministers: and it is in compliance with a respectful and affectionate request from them, as well as in accordance with his original design, that the series is now given to the public.
Outstanding book by six of the leading ministers of the Gospel consisting of a series of practical papers on the influence, temptations, responsibilities, enterprise, and principles of action of men of business, originally published in New York in the late 1850's. James W. Alexander: The Young Man of Business Cheered and Counseled William B. Sprague: Men of Business: Their Responsibilities as Citizens and Church Members John Todd: Men of Business: Their Position, Influence, and Duties Stephen H. Tyng: Men of Business: Their Perplexities and Temptations Jonathan F. Stearns: Men of Business: Their Intellectual Culture Isaac Ferris: Men of Business: Their Home Responsibilities Every working man should read this book and every business owner should purchase copies to give to all his employees. Especially helpful for young men!
This rare text contains two of William James s sermons, an outline of his life by Rev. Wm. B. Sprague, a review of his character and life written by Rev. Henry Neill, and two personal letters. Published for the sake of his friends and in the hope that a wider circle of readers may find strength for the spiritual life he embraced so passionately, this fascinating insight into the life of the great William James constitutes a must-have addition to the library of anyone interested in this great man. Hailed as the father of American psychology and as one of the most seminal 19th century thinkers, William James was an influential philosopher and psychologist. Chosen for republication due to its historic value, this antiquarian text is republished here with a new introductory biography of the author.
Despite his military achievements and his association with many of the great names of American history, Godfrey Weitzel (1835–1884) is perhaps the least known of all the Union generals. After graduating from West Point, Weitzel, a German immigrant from Cincinnati, was assigned to the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans. The secession of Louisiana in 1861, with its key port city of New Orleans, was the first of a long and unlikely series of events that propelled the young Weitzel to the center of many of the Civil War’s key battles and brought him into the orbit of such well-known personages as Lee, Beauregard, Butler, Farragut, Porter, Grant, and Lincoln. Weitzel quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to brigadier general and, eventually to commander of Twenty-Fifth Corps, the Union Army’s only all-black unit. After fighting in numerous campaigns in Louisiana and Virginia, on April 3, 1865, Weitzel marched his troops into Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy, capturing the city for the Union and precipitating the eventual collapse of the Southern states’ rebellion. G. William Quatman’s minute-by-minute narrative of the fall of Richmond lends new insight into the war’s end, and his keen research into archival sources adds depth and nuance to the events and the personalities that shaped the course of the Civil War.
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