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A Valedictory Sermon, On Leaving The Old Meeting House In Brookline, 8 June 1806; And A Dedicatory Sermon, On Entering The New House Of Worship

A Valedictory Sermon, On Leaving The Old Meeting House In Brookline, 8 June 1806; And A Dedicatory Sermon, On Entering The New House Of Worship

Pierce, John

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General ChristianityGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354444342
ISBN13: 9789354444340
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Two sermons stand at the threshold of a community's life in faith, capturing the day Brookline, Massachusetts, stepped from its old meeting house into a new house of worship. The moment is deeply human. Preached in June 1806 by the young Congregational minister John Pierce, these historic Christian sermons trace the emotions of leaving a place hallowed by memory and the hopes bound up with a fresh church building dedication. At once pastoral and public, they illuminate early 1800s New England religious life, where town, meeting house, and pulpit were woven tightly together. As a carefully preserved congregational sermon pamphlet, this volume offers unfiltered access to an early American voice reflecting on change, continuity, and the presence of God in communal history. For church historians and anyone tracing the story of the Brookline Massachusetts church, these early American pulpit sermons are a rich church history primary source. Pastors seeking a pastors sermon reference for a church dedication sermon, a building campaign, or a farewell to a sanctuary will find patterns and themes that still speak with clarity. Readers of classic devotional writing and collectors of early New England imprints will recognise in Pierce's voice the quiet ardour and restraint that marked New England religious life and the experience of leaving old meeting house walls behind. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this historic congregational sermon pamphlet has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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