"Fire from the Midst of You": A Religious Life of John BrownNYU Press, 22. des. 2002 - 349 sider Reveals a complex new portrait of John Brown, radical abolitionist and leader of the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry |
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... Plan of Union was designed by Presbyterian and Congregational leaders to encourage the winning of the frontier without unnecessary duplication of labor. The Plan allowed local congregations to blend under either church government, and ...
... Plan of Union, along with the slavery issue, was an ongoing source of division in the congregation.6 Along with revival was the growing issue of slavery and abolitionist protest. Though racist in orientation, New England society had no ...
... plans later in life, but they instilled within him the certainty that black people would overthrow their oppressors and seize their freedom when given the support necessary to overcome slavery. Southerners shared this certainty too ...
... plan was exposed by a loyal slave only weeks before the attack. The executions of Vesey and his lieutenants took place throughout July 1822, but none of them revealed the extent of the conspiracy. “Do not open your lips,” one of Vesey's ...
... plan” in life—namely, to succeed in business in order to carry out “his greatest or principle object,” the liberation of the slaves. At twenty years, he is an enthusiast for livestock, recognizing his vocation “in early life” was “to be ...
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Part III Providence and Principle | 81 |
Part IV In Times of Difficulty | 121 |
Part V Big Difficulties and Firm Footholds | 161 |
Part VI Enduring Hardness | 203 |
VII I Will Raise a Storm | 237 |
A Saints Rest | 279 |
Notes | 285 |
Selected Bibliography | 335 |
Index | 345 |
About the Author
| 349 |
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