- Collection:
- James Woodrow papers, 1808, 1836-1916 [bulk 1850-1867]
- Title:
- Letters: Alabama, to Woodrow family, 1850 - 1852
- Creator:
- Woodrow, James, 1828-1907
- Publisher:
- Columbia Theological Seminary Collection
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1852
- Subject:
- Woodrow family
Presbyterian Church--History
Presbyterians--Alabama--Lafayette
University of Georgia--History--19th century
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Presbyterian universities and colleges - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Chambers County, 32.91437, -85.39204
United States, Alabama, Chambers County, Lafayette, 32.89985, -85.40106
United States, Alabama, Perry County, 32.63847, -87.2944
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794 - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Four letters from James Woodrow written to his brother and sisters in 1850 and 1852. He writes to Joseph, Marion, and Jeanie, who reside in Chillicothe, Ohio. Woodrow, currently a professor at a college in Lafayette, Alabama, states his intention to apply for Chair of the Natural Sciences department at Franklin College, now the University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia. Woodrow writes to his brother James for advice on procuring recommendation letters for this position. In a letter to Marion, Woodrow is ambivalent about the direction of his career: he mentions his limitations as a minister, and yet is too "bashful" to be a lawyer, and believes that God will direct him. He does not expect to stay in the South due to a perceived prejudice against Northerners, which is increasing during the "present agitation." In his final letter to Joseph, Woodrow reflects on his discernment process regarding a sense of call to ministry.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:gcl_jwp_gcl-20070804-20070804-03-01
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/gcl/jwp/do:gcl-20070804-20070804-03-01
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 16 pg.
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
