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Considered a classic by many, this translation breathes new life
into the words on the page and makes this a wonderful, worthwhile
read.
Once he invited me to the village Koutchouk-Koy where he had a tiny
strip of land and a white, two-storied house. There, while showing
me his "estate," he began to speak with animation: "If I had plenty
of money, I should build a sanatorium here for invalid village
teachers. You know, I would put up a large, bright building-very
bright, with large windows and lofty rooms. I would have a fine
library, different musical instruments, bees, a vegetable garden,
an orchard.... There would be lectures on agriculture,
mythology.... Teachers ought to know everything, everything, my
dear fellow." He was suddenly silent, coughed, looked at me out of
the corners of his eyes, and smiled that tender, charming smile of
his which attracted one so irresistibly to him and made one listen
so attentively to his words.
Toleration Act and proviso notwithstanding, no rival church was
desired at this time in Connecticut. No rival creed was recognized.
True, there were a few handfuls of dissenters scattered through the
colony, but Congregationalism, with a strong tincture of
Presbyterianism, was almost the unanimous choice of the people. It
was largely outside pressure that had forced the passage of the
Toleration Act, even if it accounts for itself as a loyal following
of the English precedent of 1689.
Toleration Act and proviso notwithstanding, no rival church was
desired at this time in Connecticut. No rival creed was recognized.
True, there were a few handfuls of dissenters scattered through the
colony, but Congregationalism, with a strong tincture of
Presbyterianism, was almost the unanimous choice of the people. It
was largely outside pressure that had forced the passage of the
Toleration Act, even if it accounts for itself as a loyal following
of the English precedent of 1689.
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