- Collection:
- Columbia Theological Seminary Manuscript Collection
- Title:
- Sermons: Ecclesiastes
- Creator:
- Ruffner, Henry, 1790-1861
- Date of Original:
- 1829/1861
- Subject:
- Conduct of life
Death--Religious aspects
Fashion
Fashion designers--France--Paris
Honor
Presbyterians--Virginia
Pride and vanity
Women--Social conditions
Women--Southern States--History--19th century
Bible--Ecclesiastes--Sermons
Ruffner, Henry, 1790-1861--Sermons
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Sermons
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--Theology
Virginia - People:
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Solomon, King of Israel
Xerxes I, King of Persia, 519 B.C.-465 B.C. or 464 B.C. - Location:
- United States, Virginia, 37.54812, -77.44675
- Medium:
- manuscripts (documents)
sermons - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Manuscript sermon by Henry Ruffner covering passages within biblical book of Ecclesiastes, undated. Title: On the Vanity of Human Life Sermon concerning the experience of vanity as encountered in the attainment and loss of life and riches, with discussion of harmful means taken for transient pleasure and specific focus on women who seek admiration through high fashion. Date of composition and date of delivery unknown. Sermon on Ecclesiastes 1:2.
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17323.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17323coll7/id/13330
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Extent:
- 62 pages
- Original Collection:
- Henry Ruffner papers
C. Benton Kline, Jr. Special Collections and Archives, John Bulow Campbell Library, Columbia Theological Seminary - Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
