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title: 'The Choice of a Profession: A Baccalaureate Discourse Delivered to the Senior Class of Rutgers College, on the Sabbath Before Commencement, July 18, 1841'
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authors:
- 'John Williams Proudfit'
date: 1841-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Personal Piety'
- 'Preaching'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 9'
- 'Romans 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/proudfit-1841-the-choice-of-a-profession-a-baccalaureate-discourse-delivered-to-the-senior-class-of-rutgers-college-on-the-sabbath-before-commencement-july-18-1841
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# The Choice of a Profession: A Baccalaureate Discourse Delivered to the Senior Class of Rutgers College, on the Sabbath Before Commencement, July 18, 1841

Baccalaureate sermon urging graduates to seek Christ's will in choosing a profession, avoid premature decisions, consecrate educated minds to God, and prayerfully count the cost of a vocational call.

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