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Wilbur Fisk
Wilbur Fisk (1792–1839) was an influential Methodist theologian and educator who served as the founding president of Wesleyan University and played a pivotal role in establishing Methodist higher education in nineteenth-century America. His theological writings and public discourses, including sermons delivered before Vermont's political leadership, reflected his commitment to reconciling Methodist doctrine with American democratic values and intellectual respectability. Fisk's legacy shaped the institutional and intellectual foundations of American Methodism during a formative period of denominational development and expansion.
From A Discourse Delivered Before the Legislature of Vermont
\^ \ DISCOURSE, DiELIVERED BEFORE I ' XAOlSLATimBOFiriSItMONT, ON THJE PAY OF ^^smmAii m3^M<evsi^sr« « I / 9fONTP£I.It:R« OCTOBER 12, ]fi26. xojrrPELiER : 1>]ELiNTX0 W GEO. W. HILI., & CO. ^imipRker, Oct. H 1826. Rer. VTiLLBUB Fistk. Sir, — In pXirauance of a resblation of the House of RepreBentatiTes, we hare the honor of tendering to you the thanks of the House for your Election Sermon delivered before the Legislature, on the 12th inst. and request a copy for the press. LUTHER B* HUNT, ) • * ^ ^WILLIAM CAHOON, > CmmUtu* DANIEL POMEROy, ) DXSOOU&SSJohn, xviii. xxxvi. Jesus answered^ My kingdom is not of this world. IT has been to the discredit of the christian religion, aqd to the detriment of those nations who have embraced it, that the true relation existing between this religion and civil government, has not been generally understood. The Jews supposed, when the Messias…
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A Discourse Delivered Before the Legislature of Vermont 1826
Fisk's 1826 Vermont election sermon connecting Christian doctrine to civil governance and the moral obligations of elected representatives to the state.
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A Sermon Delivered Before His Excellency Levi Lincoln, Governor 1829
Fisk's 1829 election sermon delivered before Massachusetts's governor and officials, addressing Christian principles relevant to civil magistracy and political leadership.
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