This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...from Princeton College, and in the following year he had been ordained by the Elizabethtown church as an itinerant minister. He had been selected by his brethren of the Philadelphia Association to lead in founding a Baptist educational institution in Rhode Island. It was decided to begin work at Warren, where a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...from Princeton College, and in the following year he had been ordained by the Elizabethtown church as an itinerant minister. He had been selected by his brethren of the Philadelphia Association to lead in founding a Baptist educational institution in Rhode Island. It was decided to begin work at Warren, where a generous.support was offered him by a band of Baptists whose membership was in the Swansea church. Thither he went in the summer of 1764, and in October a church was organized, which prospered under his minis try. The college and its president removed to Providence in 1770. He was from time to time invited by the church to preach, and joined with its members in the breaking of bread. This was contrary to the principles of Elder Winsor and some others, as it had come to be known that Manning did not consider the laying on of hands obligator)', and that he favored congregational singing. A large majority of the church desired his services, and when Winsor and his adherents had withdrawn and formed a separate congregation (1771)-Manning was invited to preach regularly and to administer the ordinances. Backus informs us that " though his powers of mind and human accomplishments were very great, yet he used great plainness of speech, and was as easily understood by the common people as almost any preacher in the land. And few men ever prized the special influence of the Spirit of God in preaching, more than he did." A visit to the Philadelphia Association in 1774, where he heard the unlearned but eloquent and zealous Daniel Fristoc, of Virginia, kindled afresh his zeal and courage. Before the close of 1775 he had baptized into the Providence church one hundred and ten converts, and a number of those who had been converted in his meetings had uni...
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Poor. Book 545 p. Includes index. No jacket. Pages yellowed. Book starting to separate from binding. Underlining and writing in pencil throughout. Photos glued to inside of front and back covers.