This Address by Alexander H. Everett to the secretive Philoclean and Peithessophian Societies of Rutgers College in 1838, is an original source filled with a great wealth of worthwhile instruction.
Of note in this discourse to Rutgers students, is how closely Dr. Everett ties the doctrines of the Bible to the future life awaiting his audience. ÒLiterary CharacterÓ is not just a dead doctrine in EverettÕs eyes, but leads one to a close fellowship with the ÒUncreated Mind.Ó Quite a concept from a professional Politician and Diplomat!
Alexander Hill Everett (b. 1790-d.1847)
A.B. 1806 Harvard; A.B. Yale 1807; A.M Harvard 1808; LL.D. Univ. Vermont 1826; Middlebury 1839; President, Jefferson College (La); Member, American Philosophical Society; Fellow American
Academy; Member Massachusetts Historical Society; U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary Spain.
ÑQuinquennial Catalogue of Harvard University, 1636-1920.