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Abiel Holmes sermons
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Title
Abiel Holmes sermons, 1786-1788.
Physical Description
3 items
Language
English
Notes
Sermons are numbered No. 90, No. 95, and No. 109. Sermons No. 90 and No. 95 are noted as having been preached multiple times between 1786 and 1797.
In English.
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Source unknown.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Abiel Holmes (1763-1837) (Yale 1783) was minister at the Congregational Church in Midway, Georgia from 1784 to 1791. In 1792, he became the minister at First Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Summary
Three manuscript sermons, unsigned, given by Abiel Holmes to the Congregational Church in Midway, Gerogia, 1786-1788. Bible verses referenced include 1 John 4, Hebrews 12:29, and Psalm 89:9. Holmes discusses God and love, God’s wrath on His enemies, and the duty of God’s people in the time of calamity.
Sermon delivered 1788 January 4 is identified as following the “calamities occasioned by the war with the Indians.”
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
November 29, 2021
References
Abiel Holmes Sermons. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Abiel Holmes Sermons. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Sermons.
Occupation
Clergy Georgia 18th century.
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