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title: 'Religion in a College: What Place it Should Have. Being an Examination of President Eliot’s Paper, Read … in New York, Feb. 3, 1886'
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1886-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Natural Theology'
- 'Reason'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 19'
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1886-religion-in-a-college-what-place-it-should-have-being-an-examination-of-president-eliots-paper-read-in-new-york-feb-3-1886
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# Religion in a College: What Place it Should Have. Being an Examination of President Eliot’s Paper, Read … in New York, Feb. 3, 1886

James McCosh argues colleges must retain religious instruction to form character and benefit society, while respecting conscience. He warns that excluding religion breeds agnosticism.

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