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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Methodist Church; Wellfleet (Mass.); Religion / Christianity / Methodist; ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: Urbana, The University of Illinois; Publication date: 1914; Subjects: History / General; ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Publisher: New York : D. Appleton ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Also Contains An Oration Delivered Before The New England Society, In The City Of New York, December 22, 1846. ... Read more

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Publisher: Fitchburg, [Mass.] : Authorized by vote of the SocietyPublication date: 1902Subjects: Fitchburg (Mass.) -- Churches, Congregational CalvinisticNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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With The Address Of Mr. Harlow At The Funeral, Also, The Address Of Jacob Ide At The Consecration Of The Monument To David Sanford. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This book is intended for all those with an interest in New England Puritanism, American evangelicalism, the history of revivalism, or the history of pastoral ministry. ... Read more

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A People So Favored of God
Sometimes you want a satellite photograph of a region.You want the big picture showing only the main features.At other times you want to walk the ground yourself.Then you need the ordinance survey showing every rise and fall of the locality.George Harper's book is the ordinance survey of the religious life of Boston in the 1740s. This book is a model of meticulous scholarship.It has a clear, significant thesis.The thesis is supported by a mountain of primary data.The thesis corrects past misunderstandings.All further study of the subject will have to take his findings into account.

The thesis of this book is that there was a Great Awakening in Boston in the 1740s, that it was welcomed by the ministers who were pastors and opposed by those who were preachers, and that the pastors' congregations grew and the preachers' congregations did not.

Harper supports his conclusions with membership data from Boston's eleven congregational churches interpreted in the light of the pastoral practices of the various ministers of those churches.He finds that the ministers who followed Cotton Mather's precept and example of visiting among their people--ministers who catechized, discipled, and trained the members of their congregations--saw their churches grow as a result of the Awakening, and that those who hid in their studies all week and only emerged to read impressive sermons saw their churches stagnate or decline.He also finds that support for the Awakening does not follow doctrinal lines as so many previously assumed.The received wisdom about the Awakening was that those who were moving in a liberal direction, toward Unitarianism and moralism, did not support the Awakening, while those who upheld Trinitarianism and individual conversion welcomed it.Harper reveals that at least in the 1740s there was no incipient theological divide and that even Awakening opponents like Charles Chauncy could urgently preach the necessity of individual conversion.

Harper's is a work of micro-history, revealing the brute facts that are the foundations of all megahistories.If you want a accurate understanding of the Great Awakening, this is the place to begin.

Charles White
Professor of Christian Thought and History
Spring Arbor University


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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: In a Discourse Delivered in the First Church in Deerfield, Mass., September 22, 1857, the Day Preceding the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Author's Ordination; Subjects: Congregationalism; Deerfield (Mass.); History / Native American; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); History / United States / State ... Read more