![3729434] The One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Congregation of Upper Octorara....](/pictures/thumb/3729434_1.jpg?v=1597437267)
First and only edition. Scarce history of this Pennsylvania Presbyterian congregation in Chester County. Thumbnail sketches of prominent members are given, many Scotch-Irish extraction. Oxford..... Read More about The One Hundred and Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Congregation of Upper Octorara. September 4,...
![3729239] L.L. Washington Boy Preacher. Photographer Frank Wendt](/pictures/thumb/3729239.jpg?v=1586384988)
Unrecorded and unknown photograph of this young African American preacher. Washington preached as early as eight years old as “Little J.L.” and garnered the attention..... Read More about L.L. Washington Boy Preacher
![3727447] African Americans and the Sacred: Spirituals, Slave Religion and Symbolism [Presentation...](/pictures/thumb/3727447_1.jpg?v=1586388383)
Study of African-American psychology and religion and their influence on the slave songs or “spirituals” of the South by this noted Black historiographer, academic, and..... Read More about African Americans and the Sacred: Spirituals, Slave Religion and Symbolism [Presentation Copy
![3729250] Cypress Gardens Plantation Spirituals Saturday and Sunday Afternoons [opening lines of...](/pictures/thumb/3729250_1.jpg?v=1586277012)
Broadside advertising regular performances of African American “Plantation Spirituals” at South Carolina’s Cypress Gardens and sung “...entirely by local colored people connected with Dean Hall..... Read More about Cypress Gardens Plantation Spirituals Saturday and Sunday Afternoons [opening lines of South...
![3727459] [St. Lukes U.A.M.E. Church, West Chester, Pennsylvania Photograph]. Belt Studio,...](/pictures/thumb/3727459_1.jpg?v=1578529828)
C.1920s photograph taken in front of St. Luke’s Union American Methodist Episcopal (U.A.M.E.) Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The photograph, taken by long-time West Chester..... Read More about St. Lukes U.A.M.E. Church, West Chester, Pennsylvania Photograph
![3728894] I wish you would tell me Sir what you do mean By drawing this figure that looks like a...](/pictures/thumb/3728894_1.jpg?v=1572888609)
Extraordinary, complex American millenarian spiritual folk art drawing embodying the Adventist religious beliefs of William Miller (1782–1849) and his followers and illustrating the claim of..... Read More about I wish you would tell me Sir what you do mean By drawing this figure that looks like a chain...
![3728639] Old Springfield. Race and Religion in Augusta, Georgia. Edward J. Cashin](/pictures/thumb/3728639.jpg?v=1592862864)
From the dust jacket: the author, “expertly blended the Springfield Church History with events which shaped Augusta’s history…” (Searles). “As a quiet trail blazer on..... Read More about Old Springfield. Race and Religion in Augusta, Georgia
![3728533] [Racial Harmony in 1930:] You are Invited to Hear Dr. Frank D. Adams Minister,...](/pictures/thumb/3728533_1.jpg?v=1554304016)
Small broadside announcing a public lecture by Universalist minister Dr. Frank D. Adams on the topic of “negroes joining white churches,” presented at Detroit’s East..... Read More about Racial Harmony in 1930:] You are Invited to Hear Dr. Frank D. Adams Minister, Universalist...
![3728313] Vital Facts Concerning the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Its Origin, Doctrines,...](/pictures/thumb/3728313_1.jpg?v=1548792726)
Fact book for the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church, the first independent U.S. African American church, presented in a catechism-like format, with questions and answers..... Read More about Vital Facts Concerning the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Its Origin, Doctrines, Government,...
![3727045] The Church of Saint Peter in the Great Valley, 1700-1940. The Story of a Colonial...](/pictures/thumb/3727045_1.jpg?v=1544633422)
Authoritative 240-year history of this Pennsylvania church. Richmond: August Dietz, 91944]. 165pp. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with plates. Publisher’s red cloth, without dust jacket. Spine..... Read More about The Church of Saint Peter in the Great Valley, 1700-1940. The Story of a Colonial Country Parish...
![3728139] One Hundredth Anniversary Exercises of the Baptist Church, Flemington, N.J. June 17th,...](/pictures/thumb/3728139_1.jpg?v=1545174817)
Rare book documenting the centennial history of this baptist church in Flemington, New Jersey. Amply illustrated. Flemington, New Jersey: Published by the Church 1898. Frontis...... Read More about One Hundredth Anniversary Exercises of the Baptist Church, Flemington, N.J. June 17th, 18th and...
![3727389] Pittsburgh and the International Centennial Celebration and Conventions of the Disciples...](/pictures/thumb/3727389_1.jpg?v=1571780142)
1909 Illustrated prospectus for a convention in Pittsburgh to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the organizing of the Disciples of Christ church in nearby Washington..... Read More about Pittsburgh and the International Centennial Celebration and Conventions of the Disciples of Christ
![3727384] Race Grit. Adventures on the Border-Land of Liberty. Coe Hayne](/pictures/thumb/3727384_1.jpg?v=1593722429)
First edition of this 1922 work describing Baptist missionaries and their efforts in the South to improve the lives of African Americans through education, religion..... Read More about Race Grit. Adventures on the Border-Land of Liberty
![3727498] The Opportunity You Have Been Waiting For ... From Gipsy Camp to Pulpit ... Gipsy Simon...](/pictures/thumb/3727498_1.jpg?v=1534977058)
Smiling Methodist evangelist Gipsy Simon Smith (1875–1943) looks out benevolently from this tall narrow broadside which advertises a performance to hear him give the good..... Read More about The Opportunity You Have Been Waiting For ... From Gipsy Camp to Pulpit ... Gipsy Simon Smith...
![3727267] The plain Truths of the Gospel ... A Discourse Deliver’d at Hanover, December 1st....](/pictures/thumb/3727267_1.jpg?v=1620684303)
Colonial Boston sermon given on the occasion of the installation of the Reverend Samuel Baldwin (1731-1784) as pastor of the First Congregational church in Hanover..... Read More about The plain Truths of the Gospel ... A Discourse Deliver’d at Hanover, December 1st. 1756. When...
![3726724] “An Address on Music. Delivered before a convention of the church choirs of Summit Co....](/pictures/thumb/3726724_1.jpg?v=1652375131)
Over fifty pages, a manuscript on musical composition and performance delivered as an address before an 1844 convention of church choirs held in Summit County..... Read More about “An Address on Music. Delivered before a convention of the church choirs of Summit Co. Ohio,...
![3726658] [Jehovah’s Witnesses] Gathering the Lord’s Jewels. Jehovah's Witnesses](/pictures/thumb/3726658_1.jpg?v=1534362436)
A rare and ephemeral survival, a nineteenth-century religious tract issued by the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1899. It is noted, perhaps optimistically, on p.[(2)] that of..... Read More about Jehovah’s Witnesses] Gathering the Lord’s Jewels
![3726515] The Crown Reserved; or, Heaven Closed until the Day of Judgment. Rev. Benjamin B. Griswold](/pictures/thumb/3726515_1.jpg?v=1534362400)
From his pulpit at the Chapel of the Holy Cross, Baltimore, Protestant Episcopalian Rev. Griswold issues this religious tract. The tract is unrecorded with no..... Read More about The Crown Reserved; or, Heaven Closed until the Day of Judgment
![3726514] Sheol; or Between Death and Resurrection. Chapel of the Holy Cross Rev. Benjamin B....](/pictures/thumb/3726514_1.jpg?v=1534362399)
From his pulpit at the Chapel of the Holy Cross, Baltimore, Protestant Episcopalian Rev. Griswold issues this tract on the meaning of Hell to his..... Read More about Sheol; or Between Death and Resurrection
![3726469] Prize Letters to Students in Two Parts. Rev. Baxter Dickinson](/pictures/thumb/3726469_1.jpg?v=1535405589)
Persuasive work on the value of the Bible and its teachings, eventually republished in London, and favorably reviewed for its practical wisdom and brevity. In..... Read More about Prize Letters to Students in Two Parts
![3726395] 1840 Autograph Letter Signed by East Groveland, New York preacher Oren Brown. Oren Brown](/pictures/thumb/3726395_1.jpg?v=1534362367)
A letter from Presbyterian, impoverished preacher Oren Brown whose pecuniary situation forces him to cancel his subscription to the Biblical Repertory of Philadelphia. Brown has..... Read More about 1840 Autograph Letter Signed by East Groveland, New York preacher Oren Brown
![3726200] Died Jan. 17th, 1837 — Mrs. Elizabeth Coolidge, Aged 60 Years. [Elizabeth Bulfinch...](/pictures/thumb/3726200_1.jpg?v=1534362341)
An apparently unrecorded funeral memorial to Elizabeth Bulfinch Coolidge (1777–1837), sister to American architect, Charles Bulfinch. Elizabeth Coolidge was the daughter of Thomas Bulfinch and..... Read More about Died Jan. 17th, 1837 — Mrs. Elizabeth Coolidge, Aged 60 Years. [Elizabeth Bulfinch Coolidge,...
![3726112] Words to a Selection of Sacred Music ... Rev. Dr. Strong’s Church, Norwich. Rev....](/pictures/thumb/3726112_1.jpg?v=1630530291)
Libretto or song lyrics for a religious music concert held at the church of Rev. Dr. Joseph Strong in Norwich, Connecticut, likely in 1837. The..... Read More about Words to a Selection of Sacred Music ... Rev. Dr. Strong’s Church, Norwich
![3726072] Autograph Letter Signed by Matthew Hale Smith, Minister, Lawyer, Lecturer, Author, and...](/pictures/thumb/3726072_1.jpg?v=1534362331)
A brief letter from Matthew Hale Smith (1810–1879) writing to a minister who preached a sermon near Malden, Massachusetts in 1842 or 1843 on the..... Read More about Autograph Letter Signed by Matthew Hale Smith, Minister, Lawyer, Lecturer, Author, and Journalist
![3726068] 1863 Autograph Letter Signed by Princeton Theological Seminary Director, John Michael...](/pictures/thumb/3726068_1.jpg?v=1534362329)
How do you prevent a “...a host of ministers begging for introductions to vacant pulpits”? In 1863, Princeton Theological Seminary Director, John Michael Krebs (1804–1867)..... Read More about 1863 Autograph Letter Signed by Princeton Theological Seminary Director, John Michael Krebs
