Ben Hur in Detroit
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he sided with the Free Church at the Disruption of 1843 and from 1843 to his death in 1897 he continued a faithful minister to the Free Church at Strachan
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A charming early 19th century imprint of Puritan
1840 WILLIAM NEVINS. Presbyterian on Prayer Meetings, Sabbath, Giving, Revival, etc. ZZAmericanaandHistory Ben Hur in DetroitVery attractive copy of William Nevins' [1797 1835] classic little volume of practical thoughts on prayer, prayer meetings, the evangelization of world, the sabbath, etc., He was an old school Presbyterian, contra Charles Finney, etc., pastoring in Baltimore and was very influential up until his untimely death. As an interesting aside, he was married to the cousin of Francis Scott Key. Nevins, William. Pastor of a Church [Presbyterian] in Baltimore,