Title

Causes of an Unsuccessful Ministry: A Sermon, Preached at the Ordination of the Rev. Samuel Johnson, over the Church and Society in Alna, November 25, 1818

Authors

David Thurston

Files

Description

The text of David Thurston's 1818 sermon which includes an admonition for preachers to remember their place in the church, to adhere to "truth [as] the principal means of awakening sinners and of sanctifying saints," and to modify their preaching style "to the capacity of their hearers."

Rights and Access Note

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Publication Date

1818

Publisher

E. Goodale

City

Hallowell, Maine

Keywords

Early American Religion, 18th Century Sermons

Disciplines

Religion | Rhetoric and Composition | United States History

Comments

Pamp 1382 Vickery

Recommended Citation

Thurston, David, "Causes of an Unsuccessful Ministry: A Sermon, Preached at the Ordination of the Rev. Samuel Johnson, over the Church and Society in Alna, November 25, 1818" (1818). Maine Bicentennial. 101.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainebicentennial/101