Manuscript Sermon Reflecting on Ecclesiastes 9:10, Delivered at Windham (CT), Dec. 29. 1773.
Item #1090 Stitched sheets. 12mo. 165 x 100 mm., [6 ½ x 4 inches]. [32] pp. The minister takes as his subject the passage from Ecclesiastes 9:10, which he paraphrases at the head of his text: "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might, for there is no work nor device, nor knowledge..." A note in the margin of the first leaf, in a different hand, reads: "A sermon of Rev. Mr. White. Presented by Rev. Mr. G.I. Stearns of Windham (Apr. 14, 1856)." Rev. Stephen White (1718-1793) was born in Middletown, Connecticut and graduated from Yale in 1736. He moved to Windham in about 1740, serving the First Congregational Church there for 53 years. In his early years as pastor, the First Great Awakening occurred, and several parishioners broke away to form a separate church. It did not thrive and after several years, some of the members returned to White's congregation. George Ingersoll Stearns (1825-1862) was a minister there from 1852 until his death. [see: "A History of the Village and the First Congregational Church, Windham, Connecticut," by Ruth Swift (Windham, CT: 1975)]. Item #67582 JT/DSC [1090]
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