Porter, Ebenezer. A Sermon, delivered Sept. 22, 1818, at the Dedication of the New Edifice, erected for the use of the Theological Seminary at Andover. Andover: Flagg and Gould, Printers, 1818. First Edition. [12076]
Removed, no wrapper, "Amer. Discourses" in black ink at top of the title page, 8 x 5 inches, 30 clean pp. Good. Pamphlet.
The text is Psalm 127:1, "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." "It is plainly the doctrine of the text, that success, even in the best undertakings, depends on the blessing of God."
Ebenezer Porter, D.D. (1772-1834), b. Cornwall, Conn.; d. Andover, Mass. A graduate of Dartmouth College (1792), Porter was a Congregational minister at Washington, Connecticut;, in 1812 he was appointed professor of sacred rhetoric at Andover Theological Seminary, Massachusetts and in 1827 its president, retaining the positions until his death.
“As a theological instructor, Dr. Porter had few equals. He was remarkably well endowed for the training of young men for the holy ministry.” - M’Clintock & Strong, The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature (1880).
Dr. Porter published many sermons and was the author of several valuable manuals for young ministers and on Revivals of Religion.
