All Items 4 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 4 Contributor 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 4 Lord, Eleazar, 1788-1871 1 Topic 6 Religion 4 Temperance and religion 4 Lord's Supper 3 Wine 3 Knowledge 1 Liquors 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 4 Genre 3 Tracts (documents) 4 Essays 3 Correspondence 1 Ardent spirit banished from the church and the world converted: an argument addressed to professing Christians Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A tract on temperance by Edward Hitchcock submitted anonymously to Eleazar Lord as well as a Rev. Dr. Chapin and a Rev. Dr. Humphrey in which Hitchcock asserts that distilled liquors should not be used by professing Christians. Hitchcock asks Christians to consider two questions: first, whether the use and selling of distilled liquors is consistent with a Christian life, and second, whether allowing those who do use or traffic in liquors to be publicly admitted into the church is consistent with a Christian's duty. Arguing that in both cases the answer is no, Hitchcock discusses in depth distilled liquors, their effects, and the Bible, citing scripture and secular articles throughout. Ardent spirit banished from the church and the world converted: an argument addressed to professing Christians The duty of the churches as to the use of wine at the Lord's Supper Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A copy of an essay by Edward Hitchcock in which Hitchcock argues for an end to the use of wine as part of the Eucharist. This copy is credited "by an Antivenenean" (possibly a reference to the Antivenenean Society of Amherst College), and the text differs slightly from the other copy. Hitchcock presents three main arguments, stating first that nothing in the scriptures justifies the use of wine in the present-day communion service, second that neither bread nor wine is an essential part of the communion service, and third that the temperance cause cannot triumph without ending the use of wine at the Lord's Supper. He expands upon each of these arguments and explains his reasoning. This copy is in blue-gray paper wraps and Hitchcock has written "Wine Tracts" across the back cover and "(4)" on the front cover. The duty of the churches as to the use of wine at the Lord's Supper Edward Hitchcock essay on wine submitted to the New York Observer, 1836 January 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A copy of an essay by Edward Hitchcock in which Hitchcock argues for an end to the use of wine as part of the Eucharist. This copy includes a cover letter (with "The Wine Question" written at the head) to the editors of the New York Observer discussing the history of this text, misunderstanding about it, and presenting it for potential publication in the Observer. Hitchcock presents three main arguments in the essay (which he titled, "What is the duty of the churches in regard to the use of fermented (alcoholic) wine in celebrating the Lord's Supper?"), stating first that nothing in the scriptures justifies the use of wine in the present-day communion service, second that neither bread nor wine is an essential part of the communion service, and third that the temperance cause cannot triumph without ending the use of wine at the Lord's Supper. He expands upon each of these arguments and explains his reasoning. Edward Hitchcock essay on wine submitted to the New York Observer, 1836 January 1 The duty of the churches as to the use of wine at the Lord's Supper Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A copy of an essay by Edward Hitchcock but credited "by Antivenenean" (possibly a reference to the Antivenenean Society of Amherst College), in which Hitchcock argues for an end to the use of wine as part of the Eucharist. He presents three main arguments, stating first that nothing in the scriptures justifies the use of wine in the present-day communion service, second that neither bread nor wine is an essential part of the communion service, and third that the temperance cause cannot triumph without ending the use of wine at the Lord's Supper. He expands upon each of these arguments and explains his reasoning. This copy is in tan paper wraps. The duty of the churches as to the use of wine at the Lord's Supper
