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About William Augustus Muhlenberg
William Augustus Muhlenberg (16 September 1796 β 8 April 1877) was an American philanthropist and Protestant Episcopal clergyman, father of the Ritualist movement in Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Considered the father of church schools in the United States.
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βReligion should never be held to account for inferior scholarship.β
βThat heavenly music! what is it I hear?
The notes of the harpers ring sweet in mine ear.
And, see, soft unfolding those portals of gold,
The King all arrayed in his beauty behold!β
The notes of the harpers ring sweet in mine ear.
And, see, soft unfolding those portals of gold,
The King all arrayed in his beauty behold!β
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William Augustus Muhlenberg on Religion
βYou have respect for religion! How vastly condescending! How deeply humble! The creature has a respect for the service of the Creator! A grasshopper deigns to acknowledge that it has a respect for the King of kings and Lord of lords! Verily a subject of congratulation for the universe! A worm crawling in the dust confesses to its fellow worm that it has some respect for the government of the high and mighty One that inhabiteth eternity.β
About William Augustus Muhlenberg
William Augustus Muhlenberg (16 September 1796 β 8 April 1877) was an American philanthropist and Protestant Episcopal clergyman, father of the Ritualist movement in Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Considered the father of church schools in the United States.