Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, [Hartford, Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1827] April 6th

Elizur Timothy Washburn writes to Amos A. Phelps about his previous letter. He mentions Phelps' change in religious sentiments and says "I have been here & have had many a dar hour in reflecting upon my religious character while in college. Yes, it is a source of bitter regret to me that I did nothing for the cause of religion while in college. All the influence I exerted was on the wrong side..But this is past." He writes about his religious experiences and influences over inmates of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. He writes "Though the soul of the Deaf & Dumb is not of more value than of any other individual yet it appears to me that I should rather be the eans of converting the D&D than a dozen others." He discusses one of their mutual classmates, Dickinson, who has recently become a Christian.

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