Ardent spirit banished from the church and the world converted: an argument addressed to professing Christians

Creator: Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Addressee: Lord, Eleazar, 1788-1871

The item is undated, but in the essay Hitchcock cites a 1829 publication and it has been inferred that this was therefore written after 1829. The end date provided is the year of Hitchcock's death.

1 item (16 pages)

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.

Box 22 Folder 9

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