| A Narrative of the Visit to the American Churches: By the Deputation from the Congregation Union of England and Wales Contributor(s): Reed, Andrew (Author), Matheson, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108045200 ISBN-13: 9781108045209 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Religion | Christian Church - History - Religion | Christianity - Presbyterian |
| Dewey: 270 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.51 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Andrew Reed (1787-1862) was a Congregational Minister and one of the leading philanthropists of his day, fund-raising for and founding a number of orphanages and asylums. In 1834, he and fellow Congregational Minister James Matheson (1766-1840) were sent to the Congregational churches of the United States, in order to promote peace and friendship between the two communities. This two-volume 1835 work consists of thirty-nine letters in which the authors recount their journey, and their meetings with their fellow Congregationalists. They visited a large number of cities, mostly on the Eastern Seaboard, and made one excursion to Canada. Volume 2 tells of the many different communities that Reed and Matheson encounter in America, and the focus is mostly on theological and educational issues. They approve of female academies, asking rhetorically, 'why should not our daughters, equally with our sons, possess the advantages, which these institutions ... so readily supply?'. |