From every stormy wind that blows : the idea of Howard College and the origins of Samford University / S. Jonathan Bass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bass, S. Jonathan, author.

Contributor:

Project Muse

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Samford University--History.

Samford University.

Howard College (Birmingham, Ala.)--History.

Howard College (Birmingham, Ala.).

Baptist universities and colleges--Alabama--History.

Baptist universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 347 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Idea of Howard College and the origins of Samford University

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2024]

Contents:

Introduction : useful and enlightened Christian citizens

Dum Vivimus, Vivamus

Howard English and classical school

A diligent watch over morals

"Shall Howard College live or die?"

"Our peculiar property"

"A wild and stormy sea of disorder"

"Colonel Murfee's school

"How lifeless our country looks"

To the highest bidder

"Awake, arise, or be forever fallen"

Race, rebellion, and relocation

"They out figured us"

"All nations were gathering in Birmingham"

"An embarrassing pile of buildings"

Bad Birmingham

"No cross, no crown"

The burden of Howard College

Conclusion : "laurel wreaths of victory".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 05, 2024).

Other Format:

Print version: Bass, S. Jonathan. From every stormy wind that blows

ISBN:

9780807182086

0807182087

9780807182093

0807182095

Publisher Number:

40032190214

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.