Religion in America: Or, An Account of the Origin, Relation to the Sate, and Present Condition of the Evangelical Churches in the United States. With Notices of the Unevangelical Denominations

Robert Baird

Harper & brothers, 1856 - Etats-Unis - 696 pages

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gland Colony of Massachusetts Bay	105

Religious Character of the early Colonists Founders of New	113

Religious Character of the early Colonists Founders of the South	122

Religious Character of the early Colonists Colonists of New York	129

Religious Character of the early Colonists Founders of Dela	137

Religious Character of the early Colonists Emigrants from Wales	144

Religious Character of the early Colonists Huguenots from France	152

Religious Character of the early Colonists Emigrants from	163

SundayschoolsAmerican Sundayschool Union and other Sun dayschool Societies	308

Bibleclasses	315

Maternal Societies	317

Education Societies	318

Theological Seminaries	322

Efforts to diffuse the Sacred Scriptures	334

Associations for the Circulation and Publication of Religious Tracts and Books	336

Efforts to promote the Religious and Temporal Interests of Sea	337

Relations between the Church and the Civil Power in the Colo	171

Relations between the Church and the Civil Power in the Colo	179

The Influences of the Union of Church and State as it formerly	185

The Influences of the Union of Church and State 2 In the South	195

State of Religion during the Colonial	201

THE NATIONAL	207

Dissolution of the Union of Church and State in America when	213

Effects of the Dissolution of the Union of Church and State in	228

Whether the General Government of the United States has	235

Whether the Government of the United States may justly be called PAGS Infidel or Atheistical	240

The Government of the United States shown to be Christian by its Acts	243

The Governments of the Individual States organized on the basis of Christianity	247

The Legislation of the States shown to be in favor of Christianity	252

The Legislation of the States often bears favorably though incident ally on the cause of Religion	255

In what cases the action of the Civil Authority may be directed in reference to Religion	258

Review of the ground which we have gone over	261

BOOK IV	262

Foundation of the Voluntary Principle to be sought for in the Char ter and Habits of the People of the United States	265

How Church Edifices are built in Cities and large Towns	268

How Church Edifices are built in New Settlements CHAP V The Voluntary Principle developed How the Salaries of the Pas tors are raised	275

How Ministers of the Gospel are brought forward and how they become settled Pastors	279

The Voluntary Principle developed in Home Missions American Home Missionary Society	282

Presbyterian Board of Domestic Missions under the Direction of the General Assembly	287

Home Missions of the Episcopal Baptist and Reformed Dutch Churches	291

Home Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church	293

CHAP XI The Voluntary Principle developed Influence of the Voluntary Principle on Education Of Primary Schools	296

Grammarschools and Academies	301

Colleges and Universities	305

The Religious Literature of the United States the United States	341

Of the Influences of the Voluntary Principle in reforming exist	348

Sundry other Associations	354

tutions of the Country Asylums for the Deaf and Dumb	361

BOOK V	368

The Relations which unconverted Men hold to the Church	379

Revivals of Religion	393

Supplementary Remarks on Revivals of Religion	426

Concluding Remarks on the Church and the Pulpit in America	435

The Congregational Churches	445

The Regular Baptist Churches	457

The Presbyterian Church	467

The Methodist Episcopal Church	493

Smaller Baptist Denominations	503

Smaller Presbyterian Churches The Associate Church The	509

CHAP XH Smaller Presbyterian Churches The German Reformed Church	514

Smaller German Sects	521

The Friends or Quakers	527

Number of Evangelical Sects	535

The Roman Catholic Church	541

Unitarianism	559

The Universalists	565

Atheists Deists Socialists Fourrierists	575

BOOK VIII	588

Missions of the Baptist Churches	623

American Society for Ameliorating the Condition of the Jews	631

CONCLUSION	639

499	689

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Title	Religion in America: Or, An Account of the Origin, Relation to the Sate, and Present Condition of the Evangelical Churches in the United States. With Notices of the Unevangelical Denominations Library of American civilization Religion in America; Or, An Account of the Origin, Relation to the State, and Present Condition of the Evangelical Churches in the United States: With Notices of the Unevangelical Denominations, Robert Baird
Author	Robert Baird
Publisher	Harper & brothers, 1856
Original from	Princeton University
Digitized	11 Oct 2008
ISBN	0608435279, 9780608435275
Length	696 pages

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