The subject of denomination for the proposed college may
turn out hereafter to be very important, and as it is decided now, so the
institution may or may not be successful. But if it were left to myself to
decide, I should be totally at a loss; and therefore it has appeared to be best
to allow it to take its chance. Though a pretty rigid Episcopalian, I have no
prejudice against any body of men who love the Lord Jesus Christ, and only hope
that such men will control the affairs of the proposed seminary. The older we
grow, the more we value simple piety, wherever we find it, and the less
importance we attach to sects.
SOURCE: William Lawrence, Life of Amos A. Lawrence:
With Extracts from His Diary and Correspondence, p. 120-1
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