 ... his early years. In all academic studies, wherever placed, he had stood pre-eminent ; but these he little valued except for their bearing upon spiritual character. ' The improvement of the heart,' said he, ' should be the end of all our acquirements,...  The Early Years of the Late Bishop Hobart ... - Pagina 222door John McVickar - 1834 - 228 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Henry Hobart, William Berrian - 1833 - 444 pagina’s
...progress in the amendment of his heart and life. " In fact, the ira^§ement of the heart," he adds, " should be the end of all our acquirements; and to no purpose are we made wiser, if we are not made better men." Among the numerous traces in these youthful letters, of that sound and practical... | |
 | John Henry Hobart (bp. of New York.) - 1833 - 446 pagina’s
...progress in the amendment of his heart and life. " In fact, the improvement of the heart," he adds, " should be the end of all our acquirements; and to no purpose are we made wiser, if we are not made better men." Among the numerous traces in those youthful letters, of that sound and practical... | |
 | John McVickar - 1838 - 564 pagina’s
...about to enter, little doubt can be entertained by those who have traced him through the course of his early years. In all academic studies, wherever placed,...although the fruit of his own talent and industry, yefrl have ever since pleased myself with the hope that he may have derived some little aid from what... | |
 | 1847 - 508 pagina’s
...valued except for their bearing upon spiritual character. " The improvement of the heart," he said, "should be the end of all our acquirements, and to...called forth the high approbation of his examiners. But whatever may be thought of his intellectual proficiency, in that preparation of heart which he... | |
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