This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/discourses-on-the-christian-revelation-by-thomas-chalmers/
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/worksofthomascha0007chal/page/n8/mode/1upTue astronomical objection against the truth of the Gospel, does not occupy a very prominent place in any of our Treatises of Infidelity. It is often, however, met with in conversation — and we have known it to be the cause of serious perplexity and alarm in minds anxious for the solid establishment of their religious faith. There is an imposing splendour in the science of Astronomy; and it is not to be wondered at, if the light it throws, or appears to throw, over other tracks of speculation than those which are properly its own, should at times dazzle and mislead an inquirer. On this account, we think it were a service to what we deem a true and a righteous cause, could we succeed in dissipating this illusion, and in stripping Infidelity of those pretensions to enlargement, and to a certain air of philosophical greatness, by which it has often become so destructively alluring to the young, and the ardent, and the ambitious. (Summary by Preface)
Target completion date: 2022-10-01
Prooflistening level: Standard
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Magic Window:
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LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs
Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.
For the first section, say:
For the second and subsequent sections, you may use the shortened intro if you wish:"Discourse # of Discourses on the Christian Revelation viewed in connection with the Modern Astronomy. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Discourses on the Christian Revelation viewed in connection with the Modern Astronomy, by Thomas Chalmers. Section Title."
End of recording:"Discourse # of Discourses on the Christian Revelation viewed in connection with the Modern Astronomy, by Thomas Chalmers. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
Say:
If you are recording the final section of the book, add:"End of discourse #." [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end."End of Discourses on the Christian Revelation viewed in connection with the Modern Astronomy, by Thomas Chalmers."
Filename: revelationastronomy_##_chalmers_128kb.mp3 where ## is the section number. (e.g. revelationastronomy_01_chalmers_128kb.mp3)
Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
MC to select: TriciaG
Copy and paste the file link generated by the uploader into the relevant Listen URL field in the Section Compiler, enter the duration in the Notes field, and post in this thread to let your PL and MC know that you have uploaded a file. You may also post the file link in the thread.