History of all the religious denominations in the United States - containing authentic accounts of the rise and progress, faith and practice, localities and statistics, of the different persuasions (14740780306)

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Title: History of all the religious denominations in the United States : containing authentic accounts of the rise and progress, faith and practice, localities and statistics, of the different persuasions ..
Year: 1849 (1840s)
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Subjects: Christian sects Christianity
Publisher: Harrisburg, Pa. : John Winebrenner
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library



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; and alsocompiled a small Hvmn Book, and was theauthor of a treatise vindicating Free Commu-nion. He died Nov. 1, 1845, Aged 40, exceed-ingly happy and triumphant. denomination. He was born in New Cas-tle, N. H., in 1749, where he lived untilof age, during which time he obtained agood mercantile and English education.From a child he was much accustomed toserious meditation and deep religious im-pressions. He did not, however, experi-ence a change of heart until his 22d year,when the distinguished George Whitefieldwas the instrument, under God, of his jawakening and conversion. It. was not jlong before he became convinced, in spite jof his early education, that believers, andthey only, were the proper subjects forChristian baptism, and that immersion wasthe only scriptural mode. He was bap-tized in 1776, and united with the Calvin-istic Baptist Church in Berwick. Verysoon after this he commenced preaching ;and within the first year he saw quite arevival under his preaching, in his own
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Lilh ofPSDuval(PluUa.a BA¥EP MAM HISTORY OF THE FREEWILL HUM 7fi native tonu. It will Iw ;»r«>i» t here tgliih educa-tion to set out frith, b) close applicationand untiring diligence, in a few yean hecame to be well informed in general know-ledge, and especially in biblical literature and practical theology; to winch may beadded a clear knowledge of human nature, ■Ad deep and iencn? spirituality. Hissoul also drank deeply into the doctrine of w full au.l fret salvation. From New-i astle and adjoining towns, where be bothmet with violent opposition and saw many soulsconverted, he extended his laborsmore mto the country, and himself soonremoved to New Durham. There a greatrevival commenced under his labors.The work spread also into adjacent towns.About this time Mr. Randall was severaltunes called to account for his erro