Edwards. Tryon. Christianity, a Philosophy of Principles: An Address delivered before The Adelphic Union of Williams College, August 17, 1841. Troy, N. Y.: N. Tuttle, Printer, 1841. [12301]
Removed, no wrapper, 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches, 23 pages. Good. Pamphlet.
The Adelphic Union was a literary society established at Williams College in the 1790s.
An address based upon the thought "that Christianity is preeminently a philosophy not of rules, but of principles." He limits his talk to the idea of the Christian way of life being the best way to live in this life, rather than to speak of a religion or an afterlife. Not that he disbelieves in either, but the intent is to show the students why living as a Christian is the best way to live.
Rev. Tyron Edwards (1809-1894), b. Hartford, Connecticut; d. Detroit, Michigan. Edwards was the great-grandson of the famous Rev. Jonathan Edwards of colonial times, and the grandson of the Rev. Jonathan Edwards (the younger). He was pastor at different times of the First Presbyterian Church of Rochester, New York, and of the Second Congregational Church in New London, Connecticut. Tyron Edwards edited and republished works of both his great grandfather and grandfather, and is perhaps best remembered for his "A Dictionary of Thoughts," a book of quotations.
