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Narratives of remarkable conversions and revival incidents : including a review of revivals, from the day of Pentecost to the great awakening in the last century--conversions of eminent persons--instances of remarkable conversions and answers to prayer--an account of the rise and progress of the great awakening of 1857-'8 / by William C. Conant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Conant, William C., author.
- Series:
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Religion, Reform, and Society.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Religion, Reform, and Society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Conversion--Christianity.
- Conversion.
- Revivals.
- Great Awakening.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 444 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Derby & Jackson, 1858.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1. A review of revivals, conversions of eminent persons
- Martin Luther
- Bishop Latimer
- Peter Waldo
- John Newton
- John Bunyan
- Colonel Gardiner
- President Edwards
- John Summerfield
- C. H. Spurgeon
- Dr. Nelson
- Hedley Vicars
- Samuel Pearce
- Andrew Fuller
- Adoniram Judson
- James Hervey
- Samuel Budgett
- Lord Lyttleton
- Gilbert West
- Richard Cecil
- General Dykern
- The Earl of Rochester
- Martin Boos
- Caroline Fry
- Mr. Wilberforce
- Augustine of Milan
- 2. Remarkable conversions
- 3. Revival incidents
- 4. The Great Awakening of 1857-8
- Noonday prayer meetings
- Prayer meeting in Burton's Old Theater
- The flying artillery
- Union meetings
- Noonday prayer meetings throughout the union
- 5. Spirit of the meetings in New York
- Addresses
- Anecdotes and incidents
- Requests for prayer
- Communion by telegraph
- Demand for hymn books and tracts
- Good news
- "Just as thou art"
- To parents in the country
- Religious tract cards
- Policemens' meeting
- The fire department
- Philadelphia firemen
- Prayer meetings in stores
- The Free Academy
- Prayer meeting for boys
- The Walters' prayer meeting
- The Jews
- Other movements
- The effect int he city
- Systematic visitations
- 6. Characteristics and fruits of the revival thus far
- Incidents connected with churches in this city
- Perpetuation and extension of the present efforts
- 7. Survey of the United States
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Iowa
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Virginia
- 8. Incidents of the revival
- The revival and the newspapers
- Conversion of a sailor
- An old man's prayer answered.
- Notes:
- Imperfect: 1st prelim. leaf wanting, p. xi mutilated.
- Reproduction of the original from the Lost Cause Press.
- OCLC:
- 367831037
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