A Discourse Delivered Nov. 12, 1794. The first Sabbath after his ordination
- Newburyport: John Mycall, 1794
Newburyport: John Mycall, 1794. Very Good. Nfwburyport [sic]: John Mycall, [1794]. First Edition. Octavo; removed; [2],ii,[7]-39pp. ([A]3 B-E4, lacking half title page, otherwise collated and complete despite error in pagination); woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces. Textblock a bit foxed, else a Very Good, sound copy overall.
Earliest sermon preached by the youthful Congregationalist minister Daniel Dana (1771-1859) upon his ordination as the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Newburyport. Dana struggles out loud in this sermon with the difficulties faced by his fellow-ministers: "Some [congregants] are pleased only with a low and grovelling style; while others can be satisfied with such a one only, as is refined and elegant" (p. 17).
ESTC W30822; EVANS 26845.
Earliest sermon preached by the youthful Congregationalist minister Daniel Dana (1771-1859) upon his ordination as the pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Newburyport. Dana struggles out loud in this sermon with the difficulties faced by his fellow-ministers: "Some [congregants] are pleased only with a low and grovelling style; while others can be satisfied with such a one only, as is refined and elegant" (p. 17).
ESTC W30822; EVANS 26845.