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Its subject is, " Speaking Evil of Rulers. " It was preached soon after Jefferson's accession to the Presidency, to an assembly, the mass of which, including the preacher him- self, was strenuously opposed to the new administration. It reproved calmly, but firmly and unsparingly, the lax and violent speech toward the powers that be, then prevalent and too com- mon at all times. Yet so mildly, so judiciously and effectively, was the rebuke conveyed, that, when heard, or widely as it was perused,... it was generally acknowledged to be just and whole- some ; and, as we read it now, must be admitted not merely to have been specially adapted to that emergency, but to be of universal application. Mr. McKean was, in truth, remarkably sagacious in discerning the characters of men, and equally wise and skilful in dealing with them. Thus was he peculiarly fitted to guide and control the young men gathered in a seminary of learning such as that over which he was ultimately called to preside. Altogether, he possessed, by nature and acquired ex- cellence, a combination of gifts, which singularly qualified him for exerting a positive and extended influence.
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