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title: 'Address on Behalf of the Faculty at the Formal Opening of Franklin and Marshall College'
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authors:
- 'John Williamson Nevin'
date: 1853-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'History (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 1'
- 'Psalms 127'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/nevin-1853-address-on-behalf-of-the-faculty-at-the-formal-opening-of-franklin-and-marshall-college
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# Address on Behalf of the Faculty at the Formal Opening of Franklin and Marshall College

Accounts of the 1853 opening of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, with civic and clerical addresses welcoming faculty and urging education for state and community progress.

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