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Jonathan Blanchard Exhibit
Career Path
Jonathan pursued education in hopes of becoming a lawyer and politician. But following his conversion, he felt his calling had changed. He began to prepare himself to enter the ministry and devote his life to the work of God.
← Hoping in Christ
Early Reform Activities →
Student
Career Path
Jonathan Blanchard: More Than a Founder
The Many Roles of Jonathan Blanchard
Biography
Farmer
Extra Income
Childhood Nostalgia
Student
Avid Learner
19th-Century Education
Hoping in Christ
Career Path
Early Reform Activities
Reformer
Abolitionist
Seventy Apostles of Freedom
Famous Debates
Stephen Douglas Debate
Temperance
The Blanchards and the WCTU
The Anti-Secretism Movement
The Story of Morgan
King of the Anti-Secretists
Trial of a Thousand Stabs
In Loco Parentis
Traveler & Writer
Newspaperman
Preacher and Evangelist
Sermons
Force of Personality
Christmas
Preacher
Wheaton Church
American Sabbatarianism
Remember the Sabbath Day and Keep it Holy
The Sabbath and the Railroad
Family Man and Friend
Courtship
Married Life
Father
Grandfather
Family Life
Steadfast Friend
College President
Service to Knox College
Knox Accomplishments
Conflict with George Washington Gale
Jonathan Blanchard's Resignation
Aftermath
Move to Wheaton
Beloved Teacher & Counselor
Pranks!
Strict Discipline
The Webster Affair
Enter Chapman
A Punch in the Face
A Blow to the Heart
Health and Wellness
Cures
Time Away
Westward, ho!
Homeward Bound
Missionary Work
Political Aspirations
Minor Political Parties of the 19th Century
Dabbling in Politics
Bibliography