labors of President Green in the antislavery cause, in the way of lectures, and the use of the press, have been various, indefatiguable, abundant, in the face of evils and proscriptions of various kinds, and eminently successful. He has all alone shone himself a man for emergencies. On such occasions, whoever else may have done it, Beriah Green has never been known to flee or flinch. The result is that the Institute has always been in the midst of a hard struggle — in establishing and sustaining itself as a manual labor college, second in defense of its course of study, and last, not least, in its vindication and defense of the rights of humanity. According to William Sernett, author of the only book on Green, "Green's erratic personality, acerbic tongue, and lack of political acumen were just as responsible for the closing of the institute as were problems with conservative trustees and the withdrawal of financial support from several key funding sources." "Although known during his lifetime as a 'fanatic' by many, Green has been more aptly described as a 'radical humanitarian'. Indeed, his life was a testimony to his beliefs. In the final analysis, he forfeited wealth, reputation, friends, and ultimately respectability for 'the cause'." Writings Books According to Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Green published in Albany, 1823, a History of the Quakers. No other information has been found about this book. Sermons and essays Published letters Letter to Theodore Weld, October 1832 Letter to Simeon Jocelyn, November 5, 1832 References Further reading 1795 births 1874 deaths People from Preston, Connecticut American theologians 19th-century American historians 19th-century American male writers Middlebury College alumni American temperance activists Oneida Institute People from Hudson, Ohio Western Reserve College and Preparatory School faculty American Congregationalist ministers People from Whitesboro, New York People from Pawlet, Vermont People from Brandon, Vermont People from Kennebunk, Maine Underground Railroad people Congregationalist abolitionists Underground Railroad in New York (state) 19th-century American clergy American male non-fiction writers Historians from New York (state) Historians from Ohio Historians from Connecticut