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put ourselves under the [[unclear]] heaviest bonds to see that they have an Education also.
Taking this things in to account holding. To primitive truth, which others ignore,
and the independency of our church government. There is no other denomination of Christians on Earth that have a great need of a thorough scholarship among the membership, as a fortifying power as the Baptist denomination.
 7 And another thought that naturally follows is this, the competitive influences o other denominations require us to Educate. The denomination that educates most thoroughly, other things being Equal, will wield the greatest power in a community. Things go by reputation. A great point is gained where a man achieves the reputation of being scholarly. So with a denomination, the church society that moves most in the Circles of the Educated and Cultured may expect to Exert the greatest power in drawing this class to its fold.