Given to Christ, and Other Sermons (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Given to Christ, and Other SermonsThe rev. John Woon pratt, D.D., was born at St. Mary's, Georgia, on the 12th of May, 1827. He sprang from an honored ancestry, on his father's side from the grand old Puritan stock recognized as the chief glory of Old and New England, and on his mother's from the English gentry, that class which has been called more noble than The Nobles.His father, the Rev. Horace S. Pratt, was a Presbyterian min ister and Professor of English Literature in the University of Alabama at the time of his death in 1840. His mother, Jane Wood, died when he was only one year old, so that his maternal training devolved upon his second mother - a most intelligent, godly, and in every way estimable woman. His early youth gave indications of the ability which marked his after-life. When only seventeen he graduated with distinguished honor at the Uni versity of Alabama. While a mere boy he consecrated himself to the service of Christ, and very soon resolved to prepare himself for that profession in which he became pre-eminent. Having completed his theological course at Princeton, N. J., he was licensed by the Presbytery of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, May 6, 1848, six days before he reached his majority. The youthful preacher soon attracted attention by his discourses, which were rich in elo quent diction and sound instruction. He was called to the church at Marion, Alabama, in October, 1849. Such was his aptness to teach that he was elected to the Professorship which had been made vacant by the death of his father ten years before, viz., that of English Literature and belles-lettres. He accepted this position and became distinguished for the clearness of his instruo tions, and at the same time an eminent example of the art of elo quence which he taught.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.