The church in America and its baptisms of fire; being an account of the progress of religion in America, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as seen in the great revivals in the Christian church, and in the growth and work of various religious bodies . he mule used in spinning cotton,may be mentioned as an English member; and so mayBuchanan, who introduced infant-schools into that was a reader of the doctrines, and an ardent NewChurch man was Mouravieff, who brought about the freedom ofthe Russian serfs. Professor Tafelof the University of Got-tingen may be spoken of in
The church in America and its baptisms of fire; being an account of the progress of religion in America, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as seen in the great revivals in the Christian church, and in the growth and work of various religious bodies . he mule used in spinning cotton,may be mentioned as an English member; and so mayBuchanan, who introduced infant-schools into that was a reader of the doctrines, and an ardent NewChurch man was Mouravieff, who brought about the freedom ofthe Russian serfs. Professor Tafelof the University of Got-tingen may be spoken of in Germany as one who edited a newedition of Swedenborg in Latin. Hiram Powers, the sculptor, 472 THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN AMERICA. and his brother in the art, Harman, deserve mention. IsaacPitman, inventor of shorthand-writing, has been recentlyknighted by Queen Victoria for carrying out a principle ofuniversal language which he obtained from his faith. The lateChancellor Chauvenet of St. Louis, the late Professor Theo-philus Parsons of Cambridge, Chief-Justice Albert Mason ofMassachusetts, and many others in the walks of intelligent life,come to mind. But it is a religion for the humble as well, andnot a few hard workmen have found help in the New CHAPTER FIFTH. THE CONGREGATIONAL BODY. The Congregationalists, having New England as their orig-inal home in this country, and drawing their inspiration andtraditions from the Puritan and Pilgrim fathers, have alwaysexerted an influence entirely out of proportion to their numeri-cal strength. The Great Awekening of the eighteenth century,so far as connected with the name and work of Jonathan Ed-wards, was largely within the sphere of of the labors of Whitefield and Tennent was also devotedto New England. The record of the work and progress of the Congregationalbody in this country will embrace the following papers:. 1. Congregationalism, by Professor George B. Willcox, 2. The Congregational Churches,
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