All Items 2 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 2 Contributor 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 2 Location 1 Massachusetts 2 Topic 5 Christianity 2 Heaven 2 Sermons 2 Sermons, American 2 Salvation 1 Part Of 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 2 Genre 1 Sermons 2 Subject 4 Heaven – Christianity – Sermons 2 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Sermons 2 Sermons, American – Massachusetts – 19th century 2 Salvation – Christianity – Sermons 1 Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 129, "Way to Zion," 1822 December Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 Edward Hitchcock wrote that "...my object in this discourse will be to describe...the way to Zion - that is the way to heaven." He took as his text Jeremiah 50:5 ("They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward.") and noted the dates and places where he had delivered this sermon between 1822 and 1846. He observed that the path to heaven had six characteristics, among which the Christian pilgrim could expect to encounter any of nine enemies and five friends. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 129, "Way to Zion," 1822 December Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 20, "Joys of Heaven," 1820 June Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A sermon by Edward Hitchcock on the idea of the joy that awaits in heaven. Psalm 16:11 is quoted: "In thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore." Hitchcock discusses this subject in terms of internal happiness, external happiness, and eternal happiness. Hitchcock has noted on the first page the dates and locations where he delivered this sermon as well as Bible chapters and hymns related to the sermon. Edward Hitchcock sermon no. 20, "Joys of Heaven," 1820 June
