Brockway, J. A Delineation of the Characteristic Features of a Revival of Religion in Troy, in 1826 and 1827. Troy [NY]: Printed by Francis Adancourt, 1827. First Edition. [9598]
Modern stab-sewn gray wrapper, "J. Brockway" in pencil on front, 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches, 64 unmarked pp., some foxing. Very good. Pamphlet.
On the title page, Brockway is named a "Lay Member of the Congregational Church in Middlebury, Vt. now a Citizen of Troy."
Roberts, Revival Literature: An Annotated Bibliography, no. 735. "An analysis of the revival in Troy under the ministry of Charles G. Finney."
Brockway criticizes both Beman and Finney. He laments the division the revival caused in the church, and the disparaging words spoken against those who did not embrace the new doctrine and measures. "Those opposed to Mr. Beman and his measures have been represented, not only at home, but the report has been industriously circulated abroad, that they were none other than foul hypocrites, haters of God, and of Religion, and violently opposed to revivals." Brockway gives a very particular, point-by-point refutation of what was preached and said by Beman and Finney during the revival.
Josephus Brockway (1795-1879), b. Surry, NH; d. Troy, NY. He was a silversmith and dentist by trade, and was granted a patent in 1836 for a machine for manufacturing silver spoons. His father was the Rev. John Brockway (1761-1799), a farmer and one of the first Universalist lay preachers in New Hampshire.