{"product_id":"1826-ordination-of-missionary-rufus-anderson-promise-of-christ-to-missionaries","title":"1826 Ordination of Missionary Rufus Anderson, Promise of Christ to Missionaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eFay, Warren. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Importance of the Last Promise of Jesus Christ to Christian Missionaries : A Sermon, delivered at Springfield, May 10, 1826, at the Ordination of the Rev. Rufus Anderson, as an Evangelist, and of the Rev. Messrs. Josiah Brewer, Eli Smith, Cyrus Stone, and Jeremiah Stow, to the High and Sacred Office of Christian Missionaries. \u003c\/strong\u003eBoston: Published by order of the Prudential Committee of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions | Printed by Crocker \u0026amp; Brewster, 1826. First Edition. [12119]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemoved, no wrapper, 8 1\/2 x 5 1\/4 inches, 40 pages. Good. Pamphlet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text is Matthew 28:20, \"And lo, I am with you alway, even to the end of the world.\" The author preaches on the qualifications, circumstances, temptations, discouragements, labors, and success of the Christian missionary. He then speaks to the congregation and gives the responsibilities of the church to the missionary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Charge, by the Rev. Isaac Knapp, of Westfield, Mass.; The Right Hand of Fellowship, by the Rev. L. Ives Hoadley, of Worcester, Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe man ordained, Rufus Anderson (1796-1880), American Congregational minister, born at North Yarmouth, Maine. Mr. Anderson graduated at Bowdoin College (1818), and at Andover theological seminary (1822), being ordained as a minister in 1826. He served as assistant secretary (1824-32) and secretary (1832-1866) of the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions. He lectured on foreign missions at Andover, and visited missions all over the world, including those in the Mediterranean, in India, and in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarren Fay (1784-1864), b. \u0026amp; d. at Northborough, Massachusetts. He graduated at Harvard College in 1807 and after two shorter pastorates in Massachusetts he was installed over the First Church in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1820, where he remained for twenty years.  (12119) $45.00\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43870137155650,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC07324_72f5b8ff-f59d-4416-8666-a8792da188c9.jpg?v=1781808676","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1826-ordination-of-missionary-rufus-anderson-promise-of-christ-to-missionaries","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}