Emma Wilson, "Year Book for Texts of Sermons", 1885-1886

Summary

Creator:

Wilson, Emma

Abstract:

Emma Wilson kept this "Year Book for Texts of Sermons" printed by the Presbyterian Board of Publication while she attended the Oxford Sabbath School in Chester County, Pennsylvania, between 1885 and 1886. It includes instructions on how the volume was to be used and short forms to record the date, who provided the sermon, the Biblical verse and text used, and signature lines for the scholar and teacher.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jayne Ptolemy, June 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

Emma Wilson kept this "Year book for Texts of Sermons" printed by the Presbyterian Board of Publication while she attended the Oxford Sabbath School in Chester County, Pennsylvania, between 1885 and 1886. It includes instructions on how the volume was to be used and short forms to record the date, who provided the sermon, the Biblical verse and text used, and signature lines for the scholar and teacher. While the bulk of the sermons that Wilson recorded were delivered by Rev. M. W. Jacobus, other entries reflect preaching by Mr. Herr, Orr Lawson, Calvin W. Stewart, Mr. Turner, A. A. Hodge, Mr. Greene, J. C. Caldwell, Prof. Shaw, J. B. Rendall, E. T. Jeffers, W. H. Miller, and M. Bracq.

Biographical / Historical:

No biographical information is available for this finding aid.

Acquisition Information:

2024. M-8212 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single bound volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Girls--Religious life.
Presbyterians--Pennsylvania.
Sabbath schools--Pennsylvania--19th century.
Sermons, American.

Formats:

Notes (documents)
Yearbooks.

Places:

Pennsylvania--Religious life and customs.