Refined by:
Refine by:
- Time period
- Holding Institution
- Place of printing
- Charleston, SC (1)
- Place of publication
Self-DevelopmentSpeech | The Thalian Society | 1847
William Gilmore Simms was invited to
give the oration, which would become Self-Development,
by the Literary Societies of Oglethorpe University in Milledgeville, GA in 1847. In consideration of his student audience,
Simms took as his theme the nature and progress of the individual, especially
in relation to his function within God’s plan.
The title quality, according to the author, is about recognizing one’s
God-given potentials and subsequently nurturing and expressing them in
action. Everybody has inborn strengths
and aptitudes; self-development is the art of fully ... |
|