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Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1842/1866 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Includes a summary of events, compiled by pastor Edmund de Schweinitz for the years 1842 to 1854, in the time after pastor David Bigler's calling to First Moravian Church, New York, NY. According to the account provided here by Schweinitz, no congregational diary was kept during this time. From 1... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1749/1751 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Diary of happenings in the First Moravian Church of Philadelphia from September 6, 1749 to December 31, 1751. Topics covered include: church meetings, including "Negro Meetings," "German Meetings," and "English Meetings;" members traveling to and away from Philadelphia, particularly to and from B... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1747/1748 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: Although the cover suggests this diary covers a date span of 1747 to 1751, entries actually run from January 1, 1747 to December 31, 1748. Topics covered include: sermons preached; visits to church members, especially those who were ailing; baptisms and burials; meetings, conferences and love fea... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1745/1746 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: "The Continuation of ye Philadelphia Journal," documenting happenings in the First Moravian Church of Philadelphia from June 16, 1745 to December 31, 1746. Topics covered include: sermons preached; members' travel and correspondence; burials; love feasts, meetings and conferences; relations with ... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: First Moravian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1745 Contributing Institution: Moravian Archives Description: A journal of happenings in the "English congregation" from its establishment on January 1, 1743, running up to June 15, 1745. Topics covered include births and baptisms, sermons preached and hymns sung, "love feasts," meetings and conferences, members' travel (including extensive travel between P... View Full Item at Moravian Archives -
Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Date: 1799 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Letter from George Washington to William White, Bishop of Pennsylvania and long-time reverend of Christ Church, dated May 30, 1799, thanking White for sending a sermon on "the duty of Civil obedience as required in Scripture." White had served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, and Washingt... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: White, William, 1748-1836 Date: 1798 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: White, William, 1748-1836 Date: {1797,1835} Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: White, William, 1748-1836 Date: 1799 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 Date: 1864-11-24 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. In this Thanksgiving sermon, Reverend Dorr lays out his thoughts on Deuteronomy 28:1-2, "And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 Date: 1863-11-26 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. This Thanksgiving sermon, delivered in 1863, lays out Reverend Dorr's thoughts on 1 Chronicles 29:10-13, "Blessed be thou, Lord... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 Date: 1862 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. This sermon lays out Reverend Dorr's thoughts on Psalms 66:13-14, "I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 Date: 1861/1866 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. This sermon lays out Reverend Dorr's thoughts on John 5:26-27, "As the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the son t... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 Date: 1861-11-28 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. This sermon lays out Reverend Dorr's thoughts on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything ... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 Date: 1859/1867 Contributing Institution: Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA Description: Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. This sermon lays out Reverend Dorr's thoughts on Luke 4:25 and 4:26, "But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in ... View Full Item at Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Alison, Francis, 1705-1779 Date: 1752/1755 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaratio... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Alison, Francis, 1705-1779 Date: 1756/1775 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaratio... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: First Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Alison, Francis, 1705-1779 Date: 1763/1777 Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Francis Alison was born in Ireland in 1705. He studied at the University of Glasgow before traveling to America in 1735. In 1737 he became pastor of Pennsylvania's New London Presbyterian Church. Ten years later he opened an academy in New London. Students included three signers of the Declaratio... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society -
Creator: St. George's Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1814/1816 Contributing Institution: St. George's United Methodist Church Description: Notes of sermons made by Reverend John Price when he was a member of the Philadelphia conference, from 1814 to 1816. A letter to Bishop Simpson from Price's daughter, Rebecca, accompanied the donation of this volume to the Historical Society. The letter gives an account of Price's early life and ... View Full Item at St. George's United Methodist Church -
Creator: Tennent, Gilbert, 1703-1764 and Second Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) Date: 1743/1763? Contributing Institution: Presbyterian Historical Society Description: Gilbert Tennent (1703-1764) was an Irish-American Presbyterian clergyman, and one of the leaders of the Great Awakening. This manuscript includes fragments of Tennent's sermons and his copious notes on many Biblical subjects. The manuscript is undated, but it is likely that the various component... View Full Item at Presbyterian Historical Society