A Sermon Preach’d at Mansfield, August 4, 1741 -“The Power and Efficacy of the Prayers of the People of GOD”

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Solomon Williams (1700-1776) was a minister in Lebanon, Connecticut, when he preached this sermon on Tuesday, August 4, 1741, on the occasion of the second visit of his cousin Eunice (Kanenstenhawi) Williams to New England since the day of her captivity from Deerfield, Massachusetts, during a raid in 1704, by French and Indigenous soldiers from Canada. People came from as far as twenty miles to witness “this strange unusual occasion.” Williams and other members of the family had long been baffled by Eunice’s conversion to Catholicism and prayed that she would rejoin the one “true” religion and return home to New England. Reverend Williams translated her willingness “of her own Accord to make a Visit to her Friends” as a positive sign that the many prayers offered over many long years had been answered. His hopes proved hollow, however, and she soon returned to her home in Canada.

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Item typeBooks
Booklet – Sermon
AuthorWilliams, Solomon (1700-1799)
Date1741-08-04
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts; Boston, Massachusetts
TopicReligion, Church, Meetings & Revivals
Captives, Captivity
Native American
EraColonial settlement, 1620–1762
EventDeerfield Raid. February 29, 1704
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting; Ink
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 6.00 in Width: 4.50 in
Catalog #L99.041
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Williams, Solomon (1700-1799). [A Sermon Preach’d at Mansfield, August 4, 1741 -“The Power and Efficacy of the Prayers of the People of GOD”.] August 4, 1741. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-041/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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