 | Timothy Mather Cooley - 1837 - 370 pages
...and they are inserted to exemplify the taste of Mr. Haynes for ingenious classic writings. In 1804, the honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by the trustees of Middlebury College. VII. INDUSTRY. He early imbibed the sentiment of Seneca, " That... | |
 | Stephen West Williams - 1847 - 470 pages
...Stockbridge, and afterwards went into partnership with him, and practised with him eighteen or twenty years. The honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by the Trustees of Williams College, soon after the establishment of that institute. He was very eminent... | |
 | Baptists - 1849 - 510 pages
...Dowling been made the recipient of collegiate honors. In 1 834, soon after his removal to Rhode Island, the honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Brown University, under the Presidency of Rev. Dr. Wayland ; and in 1 846, soon after the publication of his History... | |
 | John Livingston - United States - 1854 - 736 pages
...distinguished himself. The Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland elected him an honorary member ; and the honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Brown University, Rhode Island. General Towson is a decided friend and supporter of the Christian religion, considers... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - Baptists - 1858 - 684 pages
...under the paternal roof, and afterwards assisted his father in conducting the education of others. The honorary degree of Master of Arts •was conferred upon him by Yale College in 1725. His first permanent religious impressions were received in his fifteenth year,... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - Baptists - 1858 - 672 pages
...under the paternal roof, and afterwards assisted his father in conducting the education of others. The honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Yale College in 1725. His first permanent religious impressions were received in his fifteenth year,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...be now resides, except during the summer months, which he passes at Newport, Rhode Island. In 1S50, the honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Harvard College. Mr. Tuckerman's life is the life of a scholar: literature is his profession, and nobly... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - 1859 - 992 pages
...admitted to Priest's Orders in Christ Church, Middletown, June 6, 1815, by the Rt. Kev. Bishop iiriswold. The honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Yale College, in 1817; mnd that of Doctor of Divinity, by Trinity College, in 1831. At the close of... | |
 | William Buell Sprague - Baptists - 1860 - 908 pages
...Baptist Triennial Convention, and continued to hold the office till the time of his death. In 1814, the degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Brown University. In 1824, he was honoured with the degree of Doctor of Divinity from the same institution ; and in 1826,... | |
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He did not receive a liberal education, but, as a tribute to his personal and professional worth, the honorary degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him by Brown University (1854), and Harvard College (1855). 
