A Narrative of the Visit to the American Churches 2 Volume Set
By the Deputation from the Congregation Union of England and Wales
Published on 23. February 2012
Book
1071 pages
978-1-108-04521-6 (ISBN)
Description
Andrew Reed (1787-1862) was a Congregational Minister and one of the leading philanthropists of his day, fund-raising for and founding a number of orphanages and asylums. In 1834, he and fellow Congregational Minister James Matheson (1766-1840) were sent to the Congregational Churches of the United States, in order to promote peace and friendship between the two communities. This two-volume 1835 work consists of thirty-nine letters in which the authors recount their journey, and their meetings with their fellow Congregationalists. They visited a large number of cities, mostly on the Eastern Seaboard, and made one excursion to Canada. In Volume 1, the focus is on their arrival in America and their first impression of the country and its people. Volume 2 tells of the many different communities that Reed and Matheson encounter in America, and the focus is mostly on theological and educational issues, including the education of girls.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 Plates, black and white; 1 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 62 mm
Weight
1350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-04521-6 (9781108045216)
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Content
Volume 1: Preface; 1. Departure from Liverpool; 2. Invitation of the Presbytery; 3. Journey to Washington; 4. Return to New York; 5. Excursion to Morristown; 6. Meeting of the General Assembly; 7. Meeting of merchants; 8. Journey to Burlington; 9. Niagara; 10. Journey to Buffalo; 11. Journey to Cincinnati; 12. Passage to Louisville on the River Ohio; 13. Forest; 14. Charleston; 15. Sabbath at Lexington; 16. Sacramental meeting; 17. Steam-boat; 18. Remarks on camp meetings; 19. Passage to Philadelphia; 20. Schenectady; 21. Union College at Schenectady; 22. Northampton; 23. Revival at Amherst; 24. Lowell; 25. Salem; 26. Boston; 27. Hartford; 28. Passage to New York. Volume 2: 29. Revivals; 30. Subject continued; 31. Subject continued; 32. Religious opinions; 33. Religious denominations; 34. Subject continued; 35. Religious economy; 36. Subject continued; 37. Religious societies; 38. Education; 39. Subject continued; 40. Subject continued; 41. Slavery; 42. Subject continued; 43. General conclusions; 44. Conclusion; Narrative of a Visit to Canada and Pennsylvania: 1. From Burlington to St. John's; 2. From Montreal to Brockville; 3. Toronto; 4. Report respecting Canada; 5. Buffalo; 6. Seneca Lake; 7. Sabbath at Orwell; 8. Tunkhannock; 9. Pittsburgh; 10. Coal Hills; 11. Pennsylvania; 12. Rise and progress of Pittsburgh, with its present condition; Appendix.