[Newman, William]. To the Afflicted. Charlestown, [Mass.]: Printed and Sold by Samuel Etheridge, [1802]. [12241]
Newly sewn into an acid-free wrapper, 7 x 4 1/4 inches, 8 pages. Good. Pamphlet.
Note at WorldCat OCLC 925691922: "Attributed to 'Rev. Dr. Newman of England' [i.e., William Newman] in 'Sketch of the origin and character of the principal series of tracts of the American Tract Society' (American Tract Magazine, v. 6, no. 11). - Caption title.
"Imprint at foot of p. [1]. - Described by Shaw and Shoemaker as 'Bound in Vivian, Thomas. Three dialogues ... Charlestown, 1802.' Some copies may have been issued thus, but this tract seems to have been issued separately as well. - Includes two hymns, p. 7-8. - Shaw and Shoemaker, 3166."
The Religious Tract Society of London first published this tract by the Rev. William Newman. See Memoir of the Rev. William Newman, D.D., More than Forty Years Pastor of the Baptist Church at Old Ford; President & Theological Tutor of the Academical Institution at Stepney from its Commencement (1811) to 1826. By George Pritchard, London, 1837. p. 147.
Twelve considerations that a person afflicted with sickness should consider regarding their temporal state and God's final judgment. This pamphlet was likely issued in response to the 1802 Yellow Fever outbreak in Boston. About 50 people died from the disease, including eleven from one household.
William Newman, D.D. (1772-1835), English Baptist minister, associate of John Ryland. In 1794 he was ordained pastor of the Church at Bow, and was later the president and theological tutor of the Baptist College at Stepney.
