Download or read book A Memoir of the Rev. Edward Payson, D.D., Late of Portland, Maine (Classic Reprint) written by Asa Cummings and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Memoir of the Rev. Edward Payson, D.D., Late of Portland, Maine His early literary, as well as moral and religious education, is believed to have been conducted princi pally by his parents, except the studies preparatory to college, which were pursued, in part at least, at a neighboring academy. His preparatory course was completed before the long and fondly - cherished de sires of his faiher respecting his personal piety were realized. Still the good man could hardly cherish the thought of conferring on his son the advantages of a public education, without an assurance grounded on evidences of experimental religion, that he would emo ploy his attainments for the best good of his fellow men, and the glory of his Maker. With reference to this essential requisite, he used much earnest expostu lation, and even went so far as to say to him, To give you a liberal education, while destitute of reli g'ion, would be like putting a sword into the hands of a madman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.