THE FAITHFUL MINISTERS OF JESUS CHRIST REWARDED. A SERMON, DELIVERED AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REV. AZEL BACKUS, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE CHURCH IN BETHLEM [sic], APRIL 6, 1791

  • Litchfield: Collier and Buel, 1792
By Backus, Charles
Litchfield: Collier and Buel, 1792. 26pp, disbound, moderately foxed. Good.

"Rev. Charles Backus was graduated from Yale College in 1769 and after studying theology under Rev. Levi Hart, became pastor of the church in Somers, Connecticut, from 1774 until his death. He maintained a theological school in his house for a number of years and, as a result, delivered many ordination sermons, several of which were printed. Rev. Azel Backus was his nephew." Fisher [bibliography of Litchfield imprints].
FIRST EDITION. Evans 23141. Trumbull 293. Fisher 34.

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Title

THE FAITHFUL MINISTERS OF JESUS CHRIST REWARDED. A SERMON, DELIVERED AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REV. AZEL BACKUS, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE CHURCH IN BETHLEM [sic], APRIL 6, 1791

Author

Backus, Charles

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

Collier and Buel: Litchfield

Date

1792


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