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In 1688, John Putnam, one of the most influential elders of Salem Village, invited Samuel Parris, formerly a marginally successful planter and merchant in Barbados, to preach in the Village church. A year later, after negotiations over salary, inflation adjustments, and free firewood, Parris acce...
Why did this travesty of justice occur? Why did it occur in Salem? Nothing about this tragedy was inevitable. Only an unfortunate combination of an ongoing frontier war, economic conditions, congregational strife, teenage boredom, and personal jealousies can account for the spiraling accusations, tri...
Lute Song Trio of the Baltimore Consort at Academy of Early Music Congregational Church of Birmingham Bloomfield Hills, MI April 13, 2024 Lute Song Trio of the Baltimore Consort at Academy of Early Music St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Ann Arbor, MI May 24, 2024 The Baltimore Consort at...
Returning to the United States, Howard Walter entered Hartford Seminary and upon graduation served as an assistant minister at the Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford, Connecticut. One day he showed his poem to an itinerant Methodist lay preacher, Joseph Peek. Although Peek had no technica...
Reminds me of my granddaughter playing the piano at a church at age three. The minister Pastor Joe Bradford never stopped her from playing and continued to conduct congregational singing. It was beautiful and very touching. He was the ultimate encourager! Marie from NY APRIL 14, 2019 So ...
A common challenge is the lack of data on the geographic distribution of congregations and religious participation (Finke and Bader 2011; Lim 2013). The most commonly used measure for the geographic variation in religious activity, the Religious Congregational Membership Study (RCMS), is available ...
The son of Richard Mather, a leader in the establishment of the Congregational Church in America, and father of CottonMather, IncreaseMather was a well - known preacher, served as president of Harvard College (1685 - 1701), and played an important part in the Salem witchcraft trials, though...
1742. On occasion of the gathering of a church there, and the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Samuel Kendall to be their pastor. / By Jonathan Ashley, A.M. and Pastor of the church in Deerfield. ; [Five lines of Scripture texts]....
Why did this travesty13 of justice occur? Why did it occur in Salem? Nothing about this tragedy was inevitable14. Only an unfortunate combination of an ongoing15 frontier war, economic conditions, congregational strife16, teenage boredom17, and personal jealousies18 can account for the spiraling ...