Presidential Farewell and Last Addresses by VARIOUS ( - ) Genre(s): Literary Collections, Political Science Read by: John Greenman in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 28 - Benjamin Harrison - part 1 00:57:49 - 29 - Benjamin Harrison - part 2 01:46:47 - 30 - Grover Cleveland - part 1 02:45:00 - 31 - Grover Cleveland - part 2 03:48:34 - 32 - William McKinley 04:07:26 - 33 - Theodore Roosevelt 04:10:50 - 34 - William Howard Taft - part 1 04:51:57 - 35 - William Howard Taft - part 2 05:29:15 - 36 - Woodrow Wilson 05:50:15 - 37 - Warren G. Harding 06:02:55 - 38 - Calvin Coolidge 06:28:51 - 39 - Herbert Hoover This collection will put in one place, all the Farewell (or last) Addresses made by each of the 43 ex-US presidents.The first, George Washington's 'Farewell Address', issued as a public letter in 1796, was one of the most influential statements of republicanism. Drafted primarily by Washington himself, with help from Hamilton, it gives advice on the necessity and importance of national union, the value of the Constitution and the rule of law, the evils of political parties, and the proper virtues of a republican people. He called morality 'a necessary spring of popular government'. He said, 'Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.'Washington's public political address warned against foreign influence in domestic affairs and American meddling in European affairs. He warned against bitter partisanship in domestic politics and called for men to move beyond partisanship and serve the common good. He warned against 'permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world', saying the United States must concentrate primarily on American interests. He counseled friendship and commerce with all nations, but warned against involvement in European wars and entering into long-term 'entangling' alliances. The address quickly set American values regarding foreign affairs. ( Wikipedia) All of the other presidential addresses were collected from available on-line sources and, while there may be disagreement among some as to which, exactly, was the 'last address' of a particular president, great effort has been made to be as accurate as possible. (summary by John Greenman) More information: http://librivox.org/presidential-farewell-and-last-addresses-by-various/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)

A History of American Christianity by Leonard Woolsey BACON (1830 - 1907) Genre(s): History , Christianity - Other Read by: KHand in English Chapters: 00:00:00 - 22 - Chapter XVI Conflicts of the Church With Public Wrongs, Part 2 00:25:28 - 23 - Chapter XVII A Decade of Controversies and Schisms, Part 1 00:45:01 - 24 - Chapter XVII A Decade of Controversies and Schisms, Part 2 01:00:43 - 25 - Chapter XVIII The Great Immigration, Part 1 01:21:20 - 26 - Chapter XVIII The Great Immigration, Part 2 01:39:52 - 27 - Chapter XIX The Civil War 01:56:45 - 28 - Chapter XX After the War, Part 1 02:13:26 - 29 - Chapter XX After the War, Part 2 02:31:27 - 30 - Chapter XXI The Church in Theology and Literature, Part 1 02:50:58 - 31 - Chapter XXI The Church in Theology and Literature, Part 2 03:07:19 - 32 - Chapter XXII Tendencies Toward a Manifestation of the Unity of the American Church, Part 1 03:25:22 - 33 - Chapter XXII Tendencies Toward a Manifestation of the Unity of the American Church, Part 2 Published in 1897, this book describes the advent of Christianity in the United States from the landing of the first explorers with their mission to convert the natives to the time immediately following the Civil War. Bacon discusses the church's response to the social, political and religious issues of the day, and provides an introduction to the beginnings of such para-church organizations as the YMCA and American Bible Society. (Summary by KHand) More information: http://librivox.org/a-history-of-american-christianity-by-leonard-woolsey-bacon/ LibriVox - free public domain audiobooks (https://librivox.org/)