A Sermon, preached January 9, 1805, in the Tabernacle, Salem, at the ordination of the Rev. Lucius Bolles to the pastoral care of the Baptist Church and Society in that town

Boston: Manning & Loring, 1805. Very Good. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring, No. 2, Cornhill, 1805. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm); stitched self-wrappers; 29,[3]pp. (collated complete). Textblock a bit foxed with a few small soil spots to title page (serving as upper cover), else Very Good and sound.

Sermon preached by Samuel Stillman (1737-1807) at the ordination of his student Lucius Bolles (1779-1844). Stillman, a follower of John Locke's religious philosophy, had long promoted the separation of church and state, total religious freedom, and the abolition of slavery.

Shaw & Shoemaker 9428.