Two Speeches of Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge on the State of the Country
Overview
Robert J. Breckinridge: Presbyterian minister, politician, author, abolitionist, and champion of education. Known as the "father of the Kentucky public school system" for increasing the number of children in school ten-fold during his tenure as superintendent of public education, and for his staunch support for the Union and President Lincoln during the Civil War (unpopular in his native Kentucky), Breckinridge was a man who blazed his own trail despite the difficult obstacles that stood in his way.
This short volume contains two eloquent speeches by Robert J. Breckinridge, both from 1862, during the second year of the American Civil War. Being from Kentucky, a state that permitted slavery, Breckinridge risked his life on several occasions to preach his abolitionist views and voice his support for the Union and President Lincoln.
Two Speeches of Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge on the State of the Country contains Breckinridge's rich prose and fiery passion. With the Logos Bible Software edition all Scripture passages in Two Speeches of Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge on the State of the Country are tagged and appear on mouse-over. This makes this resource more powerful and easier to access than ever before for scholarly work or personal Bible study. With the advanced search features of Logos Bible Software, you can perform powerful searches by topic or Scripture reference—finding, for example, every mention of "slavery" or "existence."
- Includes a debate on the State of the Country
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Breckinridge has presented the ancient truths of salvation with a freshness, an unction, and a power which vindicate to them the real character of a Gospel.
—James Henry Thornwell
- Title: Two Speeches of Rev. Robert J. Breckinridge on the State of the Country
- Author: Robert J. Breckinridge
- Publisher: E. Morgan and Co.
- Publication Date: 1862
- Pages: 44