- Collection:
- John Newton papers, 1783-1797
- Title:
- Notes for sermons by Presbyterian minister John Newton, Lexington, Georgia, 1789 March 29 - 1790 September 5
- Creator:
- Newton, John, 1759-1797
- Publisher:
- Columbia Theological Seminary Collection
- Date of Original:
- 1789-03-29/1790-09-05
- Subject:
- Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church (Georgia)--History
Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church (Georgia)
Missions--Georgia
Presbyterian Church--Missions
Presbyterian Church--South Carolina
Presbyterian Church--Georgia--Lexington
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.--History
Religious education--Southern States
Sermons
Presbyterian Church--History--18th century - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Oglethorpe County, Lexington, 33.86984, -83.11182
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Sermon notes by John Newton from March 29, 1789 through September 5, 1790, for services conducted at Beth-Salem church near Lexington, Georgia. Three documents dated late September, 1789 are titled 'Preparation Sabbath,' and 'For the Fast Day,' and 'Action.' John Newton, a native of Pennsylvania, came to Georgia as a missionary in the 1780s and was ordained by the Presbytery of South Carolina in 1788. He led the organization of Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church near Lexington, Georgia in 1785 and served the congregation after his ordination until his death in 1797.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:gcl_jnp_gcl-20070801-20070801-02-05
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/gcl/jnp/do:gcl-20070801-20070801-02-05
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 48 pg.
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
