Whitney, Peter. A Sermon, delivered August 7, 1805, at the Ordination of Rev. Perez Lincoln, to the care of the First Church of Christ in Gloucester. Boston: Printed by E. Lincoln, Water-Street, 1805. First Edition. [12577]
Removed, no wrapper, 8 1/2 x 5 inches, 30 pp. Good. Pamphlet.
The text is Revelation 2:10, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
A sermon on the duties and blessings of the Christian ministry. "I shall consider the text, which was originally addressed to the church in Smyrna, with a particular reference to the Christian minister, and bring into view some important things, included in his being faithful." - p. 4.
Rev. Peter Whitney (1770-1843), b. Northborough, Mass.; d. Quincy, Mass. Whitney graduated at Harvard, class of 1791, and was ordained over the church at Quincy in 1800. He was pastor there when John and Abigail Adams were faithful members, and preached President Adams' funeral sermon. He was pastor there for 41 years.
