Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits: Addressed to a Student in the Theological Seminary, at Princeton, N.J. |
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... Social visits - not to be neglected - Preceded by Prayer - Not so numerous as to interfere with pastoral visits - Not too frequent in particular fa- milies - Poor as well as rich - Length of visits- Visits at unseason a ble hours ...
... Social visits - not to be neglected - Preceded by Prayer - Not so numerous as to interfere with pastoral visits - Not too frequent in particular fa- milies - Poor as well as rich - Length of visits- Visits at unseason a ble hours ...
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... social inter- course : who , of course , violate those laws with- out ceremony ; and make no scruple of indulg- ing in what they know to be considered as rough , offensive manners . The miserable vanity of being thought independent , of ...
... social inter- course : who , of course , violate those laws with- out ceremony ; and make no scruple of indulg- ing in what they know to be considered as rough , offensive manners . The miserable vanity of being thought independent , of ...
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... social inter- course demand , though founded , in general , on christian principle , may be consider- ed as , in part , the result of conventional agree- ment among well - bred people . Of course , to be adequately acquainted with them ...
... social inter- course demand , though founded , in general , on christian principle , may be consider- ed as , in part , the result of conventional agree- ment among well - bred people . Of course , to be adequately acquainted with them ...
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... social inter- course , in which a blunt , rough , or authori- tative manner , is either proper or profit- able . Whereas , by a soft answer we may turn away wrath ; by a mild , respectful ad- dress , we may at once reprove impertinence ...
... social inter- course , in which a blunt , rough , or authori- tative manner , is either proper or profit- able . Whereas , by a soft answer we may turn away wrath ; by a mild , respectful ad- dress , we may at once reprove impertinence ...
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... social and professional in- tercourse will be with those who , according to popular language , are your inferiors . To the poor , the deserted , the friendless , the afflicted ; -to these , if you possess the spirit of Chri t , your ...
... social and professional in- tercourse will be with those who , according to popular language , are your inferiors . To the poor , the deserted , the friendless , the afflicted ; -to these , if you possess the spirit of Chri t , your ...
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