...narrowness. Early in life he had entered into the ministry, under sectarian banners ; but though he never resiled from the creed which he had adopted...path of honor, even if it be solitary? May the man whom this College enrolls among her sons ever retain the firmness to stand alone, when duty and conscience...

...narrowness. Early in life he had entered into the ministry, under sectarian banners, but though he never resiled from the creed which he had adopted...path of honor, even if it be solitary. May the man whom this College enrolls among her sons ever retain the firmness to stand alone when duty and conscience...

...disturbed by a sinister influence. The bachelor's degree was conferred, for the first time, in 1806—and then upon one student, Anderson Crenshaw, the Protagonist...which accorded well with the integrity of his mind. The list of graduates rose the next year to four, and in 1808 a numerous class increased the reputation...