Kimball, David T. A Sermon, preached in Boston before The Massachusetts Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, May 30, 1821. Cambridge: Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, 1821. First Edition. [12296]
Removed, no wrapper, 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches, edges remain untrimmed, 32 clean pp. Good. Pamphlet.
The text is Psalm 119:97, "O how I love thy law!"
An exposition on the truth that "Pious men ardently love the word of God."
The main points are I. Why do pious men love God's word? and, 2. What are the fruits of this love? He spends most of the application to describing those parts of the world destitute of the word of God, including vast portions of the United States, and makes an appeal for the support of the Society.
The final section, pp. 24-32, contains the report of the Society, including lists of persons who donated to the work.
David Tenney Kimball (1782-1860). b. Bradford, Mass.; d. Ipswich, Mass. He graduated Harvard College (1803), and was ordained as pastor of the church in Ipswich in 1806, a post at which he remained until his death in 1860. His gravestone is inscribed, "A fine classical scholar, a vigorous writer, a man of unsullied purity and humble piety, a kind husband, a tender parent, a sincere friend, a faithful pastor."
