"[Yale was founded in 1699] to plant, and under the Divine blessing, to propagate in this wilderness the blessed reformed Protestant religion" - "Documentary History of Yale University", Franklin B. Dexter, editor(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1916), p. 27, November 11, 1701, Proceeding of the Trustees
"The Scriptures ... morning and evening to be read by the students at the times of prayer in the school ... studiously endeavor in the education of said students to promote the power and purity of religion." - "Documentary History of Yale University", Franklin B. Dexter, editor(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1916), p. 32, November 11, 1701, Proceeding of the Trustees
"Seeing God is the giver of all wisdom, every scholar, besides private or secret prayer, wherein all we are bound to ask wisdom, shall be present morning and evening at public prayer in the hall at the accustomed hour." - "Christianity in the United States", Daniel Dorchester, (New York: Hunt and Eaton, 1890), p. 245, rule in 1720
"Above all have an eye to the great end of all your studies, which is to obtain the clearest conceptions of Divine things and to lead you to a saving knowledge of God in his Son Jesus Christ." - "The Catalogue of the Library of Yale College in New Haven", (New London: T. Green, 1743), preface; "The Catalogue of the Library of Yale College in New Haven", (New Haven: James Parker, 1755), preface
"All the scholars are required to live a religious and blameless life according to the rules of God's Word, diligently reading the holy Scriptures, that fountain of Divine light and truth, and constantly attending all the duties of religion. ... All the scholars are obliged to attend Divine worship in the College Chapel on the Lord's day and on Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving appointed by public Authority" - "The Laws of Yale College in New Haven in Connecticut", (New Haven: Josiah Meigs, 1787), pp. 5-6, Chapter II, Article 1,4
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