{"product_id":"1833-lyman-beechers-support-of-charles-finney-criticized-by-asa-rand","title":"1833 Lyman Beecher's Support of Charles Finney Criticized by Asa Rand","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Rand, Asa]. \u003cstrong\u003eLetter to the Rev. Dr. Beecher, on the Influence of his Ministry in Boston. From the Volunteer.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lowell, Ms.: Printed and Published by Rand and Southmayd, 1833. [12115]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemoved, no wrapper, 8 1\/2 x 5 inches, 16 pp., dark foxing. Good. Pamphlet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo, 4438 in Roberts, \u003cem\u003eRevival Literature: An Annotated Bibliography\u003c\/em\u003e. \"Beecher was in the thick of the revival controversy a good share of the time.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author takes issue with the Rev. Dr. Lyman Beecher, then pastor of a church in Boston, and his support of the revival ministry of Charles Grandison Finney. Rand lays out the \"New Measures,\" attacks them, and points out the Arminianism of Finney's theology. He states that the season of religious excitement soon dissipates, and the supposed conversions are ephemeral.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAsa Rand (1783-1871), a native of New Hampshire, he graduated at Dartmouth (1806), was for a brief time a private tutor, then studied theology with Rev. Dr. Bruton of Thetford. He was the Congregational minister at Gotham, Maine, for thirteen years. Poor health led him to relinquish the ministry, and Rand took up editing and publishing \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eRecorder\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eYouths Companion\u003c\/em\u003e among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1833 he established a book store and printing office at Lowell, Mass., where he published the \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e. Rev. Rand was an anti-slavery lecturer. He later was pastor of churches at Pompey and at Peterboro, New York. Peterboro was the home of the celebrated abolitionist Gerritt Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRand was an early critic of Charles G. Finney and his \"New Measures.\" He published his views in the rare and short-lived periodical, \u003cem\u003eThe Volunteer: devoted to the promotion of Revivals, Evangelical Doctrines, and Congregationalism\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43869821829186,"sku":"ABE12115","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC07320_d5490afc-dca7-4ea5-a764-43441abcd1cf.jpg?v=1781796122","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1833-lyman-beechers-support-of-charles-finney-criticized-by-asa-rand","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}