From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #15022 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Monday, November 11 2024 Volume 14 : Number 15022 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Shop Canvas Deals - Up to 93% Off Your Selection! ["Canvas Prints Partner] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:05:04 +0100 From: "Canvas Prints Partner" Subject: Shop Canvas Deals - Up to 93% Off Your Selection! Shop Canvas Deals - Up to 93% Off Your Selection! http://voltexheated.ru.com/9xH0y51E4WZa0Le36t46m_1vHdWpOOI0MUdox_dN4y5vtY2T4A http://voltexheated.ru.com/cC5oeWit5z8hMKZtNFzxrPaUQZ3j-GRaklvdz-Y-cJnbXRnSlA nter of religious influence and power which should work mightily upon the surrounding country and the worldba sort of missionary institution for training laborers for the work abroad"bthe school to be conducted on the manual labor system, and to be open to both young men and young women. It was not proposed to establish a college but simply an academy for instruction in English and useful languages; and, if providence should favor it, in "practical Theology". In accordance with this plan the corporate name, "Oberlin College Institute" was chosen.:?385? Oberlin was very much a part of the Utopian perfectionist enthusiasm that swept the country in the 1830s. "Shipherd came close to being a Christian communist, and as he traveled about the country signing up recruits for the Oberlin colony, he carried with him a copy of the Oberlin covenant, which each colonist was required to sign.":?12? The Oberlin covenant is a fascinating document. It has strong communal overtones, though, in the end, private property is allowed. It is very keen on plain, straight livingbno smoking, no chewing , no coffee or tea; jewelry and tight dresses are explicitly renounced, as are fancy houses, furniture, and carriages. But the main thrust of the covenant is clearly toward missionary education to save a perishing world.:?11b12? The terms of the Oberlin covenant, as summarized by Shipherd, were: Each member of the colony shall consider himself a steward of the Lord, & hold only so much property as he can advantageously manage for the Lord. Everyone, regardless of worldly maxims, shall return to Gospel simplicity of dress, diet, houses, and furniture, all appertaining to him, & be industrious & economical with the view of earning & saving as much as possible, not to hoard up for old age, & for children, but to glorify God in the salvation of men: And that no one need to be tempted to hoard up, the colonists (as members of one body, of which Christ is the head), mutually pledge that they will provide in all respects for the widowed, orphan, & all the needy as well as for themselves & hous ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #15022 ***********************************************