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Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

Title Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1883-1889

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription $8 per capita for their own congregational purposes. In connection with worldliness, he said that churches now in many cases made their object and aim, social rather than religious - spoke of dancing +c. Dr. Webb was glad that a young man like Mr. Gray had said those things - if he had said them, people would have thought - The Dr. is getting into the autumn of life, losing his warm sympathy with the young. His special point was - the need of a new & fuller sense of personal relation and obligation - to God - Dr. Gordon spoke of Cotton Mather's work in Boston - his prayer for his people individually - his communion with God. three criticisms made upon him. !-his observance of the Sabbath Mosaic rather than Christian - . his bad taste in rebuking sin - 3. his superstition about withcraft.
Then Whitfield's preaching in Boston

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 12 Folder 275-276

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2665px × 3898px 59.48 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_001_050.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FPU4

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