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A sermon preached before the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: at their anniversary meeting in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday, February 21, 1794

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5872249


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Title

A sermon preached before the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: at their anniversary meeting in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday, February 21, 1794

Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Names

Cleaver, William, 1742-1815 (Author)
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain) (Author)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1794
Place: London
Publisher: Printed by S. Brooke

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare E 16-5 (Lapidus Collection)

Subjects

Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Church of England
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain)
Missions
Sermons, English -- 18th century

Genres

Sermons

Notes

Content: Sermon text on Mark XVI, 15.
Ownership: Copy in SC Rare E 16-5 (Lapidus Collection) inscribed: in ink, on t.p., "R. Finch." NN

Physical Description

Extent: Disbound. 24 cm.

Abstract

"An abstract of the charter, and of the Proceedings of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, from ... February, 1793, to ... February, 1794" (p. 27-55) has running title: An abstract of the Proceedings of the Society. Pp. 57-79 includes "List of the members", and "List of the bishops, deans &c. who have preached before the Society."

Languages

English

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number: 34022111
RLIN/OCLC: 9857411
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20904364
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8ced6cd0-e7b5-0133-f6cf-00505686a51c

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Text

Date Issued

1794

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "A sermon preached before the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: at their anniversary meeting in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday, February 21, 1794" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1794. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ced6cd0-e7b5-0133-f6cf-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1794). A sermon preached before the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: at their anniversary meeting in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday, February 21, 1794 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ced6cd0-e7b5-0133-f6cf-00505686a51c

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "A sermon preached before the incorporated Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts: at their anniversary meeting in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Friday, February 21, 1794" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8ced6cd0-e7b5-0133-f6cf-00505686a51c

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