Excerpt from The Republican Influence of Christianity: A Discourse Delivered on Occasion of the Death of William Henry Harrison, at Bangor, April 22, and Re-Delivered at Hallowell and Augusta, May 14, 1841 A republic, then, is the natural correlative of revelation; and though I am accustomed to lay the greatest stress upon the spiritual blessings which chris tianity has conferred upon the world, I would now add another catalogue, by pronouncing it the source of the fundamental idea and elements of republicanism, of that virtue which nourishes and sustains it, and of that useful intelligence which promises to. Render it the greatest of temporal agencies in the achievement Of the highest destiny which eternity itself discovers to the soul. From this position, when sufficiently established to satisfy susceptible mind's, we shall deduce certain general conclusions, which will naturally introduce the great topic which, at this moment perhaps, stands out distinct and' alone upon the popular mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.