Christian Liberty Sermon Ordination Rev by Tracy Joseph (1 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Good. First Edition. Removed, sewn into a new acid-free wrapper, 8 x 5 inches, 16 pp. A sermon on the text Galatians 5:1, "Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty, wherewith Christ hath made us free." The main points are, The right of private judgement in matters of religion; The privilege of regulating our visible Christian fellowship, according to our own views of duty; and The right of choosing our own religious teacher. His closing remarks are that I. Religious institutions must be supported by the voluntary efforts of those who value them, and 2. A minister has a right to expect the concurrence and support of his people, in his labors for their good.Joseph Tracy (1793-1874), b. Hartford, Vermont; d. Beverly, Massachusetts. Born to a family of farmers, Tracy persevered in his studies and graduated Dartmouth College (M.A.) in 1814. He supported himself by teaching and in 1817 was chosen pricipal of Royalton Academy in Vermont. He studied for the ministry and was the pastor of several Congregational churches in Vermont before beginning his great life's work, that of Christian literature. He was the editor in succession of the Vermont Chronicle, the Boston Recorder, and of the New York Observer. His published works include books of theology, an important history of the Great Awakening, and a history of the missions of the ABCFM. He was also secretary of the Massachusetts Colonization Society, an organized effort to return enslaved Negros in American to Africa. Tracy was an influence for and a supporter of the college in Liberia.