Lape, Thomas. A Manual of Christian Atonement. New York: M. W. Dodd, 1851. First Edition. [11859]
Black publisher's cloth, blind patterns to boards, gilt title to spine, edge-worn with fraying at the spine ends, 6 x 4 inches. Inscribed in pencil on the ffep, "To Peter Emerick, Esq., By the Author. Malden, June 21, 1869." 158 pp., some foxing. Good. Hardcover.
A presentation of the Lutheran view of an unlimited atonement offered in Christ.
Thomas Lape (1801-1879), b. West Sand Lake, Rensselaer Co., New York; d. Athens, Greene Co., NY. A Lutheran minister, he prepared for the ministry at Hartwick Seminary and at Union College, Schenectady. He was pastor of several churches and the author of several practical theological books.
"He was an instructive preacher; a gentle, amiable, cheerful and faithful pastor; a good husband and father; a humble Christian and a sincere friend. He stood well among the clergy of the State. He was one of the founders of the Hartwick Synod, has been its president, and filled other offices of trust and responsibility in this body, having remained connected with it for forty-seven years, and until his death." - Rev. A. P. Strobel, the obituary committee of Hartwick Synod.
