...and object of Harvard College itself. In 1642 one of the first patrons of the College thus writes ; ' After God had carried us safe to New England, and...we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of the...

...is an extract of a letter written in 1642, and published in ' New England's First Fruits.' ' Alter God had carried us safe to New England, and we had...settled the civil government, one of the next things wee longed for and looked after, was to advance learning and perpetuate it to posterity, dreading to...

...introduced by our forefathers, namely, to lay the foundations of the Commonwealth on the corner-stone of religion and education ; to make the means of enlightening...things, we longed for and looked after, was, to advance learn>ng, and perpetuate it to posterity ; dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches,...

...stands at the head of American Colleges in the order of time, had such an origin'. Its founders say : " After God had carried us safe to New England, and...our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, selected convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of the next things...

...a priceless hoon. Their own description of their work deserves to he written in letters of gold. " After God had carried us safe to New England, and we had huilded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship,...

...and educated here. As soon, therefore, says one of the early settlers, as " God had carried us safely to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our own livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of...

...at Plymouth, before they laid the foundations of a college for Christ and the church. They say : " After God had carried us safe to New England, and...our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, settled convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of the next things...

...continued about four minutes. The earth was unquiet twenty days after by times." — Winth. Jour. f " After God had carried us safe to New England, and...settled the civil government, one of the next things we louged for, and looked after, was, to advance learning, and perpetuate it This year the great sachem...

...prayer, and mainly with a view to train up men for the ministry. In 1643, our provident fathers said, "After God had carried us safe to New England, and we had builded our house, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled...

...historian of New England represents the feeling of the early settlers: " After God had carried us safely to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, raised convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government, one of the next things...