PITTS THEOLOGY LIBRARY
ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS DEPT.

PORTER, MR.
Hymns and sermons, 1705-1706.

MANUSCRIPT NUMBER 230

EXTENT:  .1 cubic ft. (1 folder)

ACCESS: Unrestricted

REPRODUCTION: Bound volume may not be photocopied due to preservation concerns.

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CITATION:  Mr. Porter Hymns and sermons, MSS 230, Archives and Manuscripts Dept.,  Pitts Theology Library, Emory University.

Biographical Note

There is no information concerning Mr. Porter, Mr. Spilsburey, or Mr. Carver, the contributors to this volume.

Scope and Content Note

This bound volume consists of ninety-two pages of handwritten hymns, sermons, and one poem composed between 1705 and 1706.  Mr. Porter authored sixty hymns, with Mr. Spilsburey and Mr. Carver each contributing one.  The two sermons were written by Porter and Spilsburey.  The first is a Christmas sermon and the second was preached at the funeral of Mrs. Porter.  The poem was composed by Mr. Porter and begins each stanza with the letters A through Z.  The compositions are evangelical and take their subjects chiefly from biblical verses.

Last Modified: 06/04/2002