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Letters, Documents, & Sermons, Blandina Diedrich collection, 1652-1967 (majority within 1726-1886)

1.25 linear feet

The Blandina Diedrich Collection is a selection of manuscript items compiled by her son Duane Norman Diedrich and dedicated to her memory. The content of these letters, sermons, documents, and other materials reflect the life and interests of Blandina Diedrich (1903-1996), most prominently subjects pertinent to Christianity, home, and the family.

The Blandina Diedrich Collection is a selection of manuscript items compiled by her son Duane Norman Diedrich and dedicated to her memory. The manuscripts reflect the life and interests of Blandina Diedrich, most prominently Christianity, home, and the family. Items include sermons from prominent ministers or preachers of different Protestant denominations, documents related to church operations and discipline, letters by prominent and everyday persons respecting their faith and beliefs, correspondence of missionaries, and reflections on religion's role in all manner of human endeavor.

The collection is comprised of over 260 letters, manuscript sermons and hymns, documents, and other items. For a comprehensive inventory and details about each item in the collection, please see the box and folder listing below.

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[ca. 1668 December 25?] . Ms. Sermon Notes; s.l.

18 pages

Box 1
Sermon notes relating to Romans 9:33, "As it is written, Behold I lay in Sion a stumbling stone, & rocks of offence: & whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." Includes marginal notes identifying Biblical verses referenced in the sermon. Comments on Jesus's mission to be the foundation of God's works, to unify mankind as worshippers, and save them. Remarks on the "stumbling" of man over Jesus via contempt due to his humble beginnings, commenting on the usefulness of his earthly poverty and death.
In: Letters, Documents, & Sermons, Blandina Diedrich collection, 1652-1967 (majority within 1726-1886)Letters, Documents, and Sermons, Blandina Diedrich Collection, 1652-1967
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1699 August 7 . Joseph Lord ALS to John Cotton; Dorchester, [South Carolina]

1 page

Box 1
Regarding infant baptism. "For Christ May take Possession of an Infant by his Spirit wn there is no Act of Faith in ye Infant laying hold on Christ in a Promise." Discusses various figures and their positions on the matter. Suspects "our Neighbor Hawks is inclineing to ye Anabaptists." See also Lord to Cotton, September 5, 1699.
In: Letters, Documents, & Sermons, Blandina Diedrich collection, 1652-1967 (majority within 1726-1886)Letters, Documents, and Sermons, Blandina Diedrich Collection, 1652-1967
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1707 August 14 . Louis [Duc de Bourgogne] ALS to Mons. Depuy; Versailles, [France].

1 page

Box 1
Letter details the arrangement to mark the birth of his son, the second Duke of Bretagne. Te Deum is to be sung at the Cathedral at Quebec. Mons. Dupuy is also to assist in the preparation of fireworks and royal salutes: "donner en cette occasion les marques de rejouïssance accoutummée" [give on this occasion the usual signs of rejoicing].
In: Letters, Documents, & Sermons, Blandina Diedrich collection, 1652-1967 (majority within 1726-1886)Letters, Documents, and Sermons, Blandina Diedrich Collection, 1652-1967
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1726 May 1 . [Timothy Edwards] AMs.; [Windsor, Connecticut]

32 pages

Box 1
Notes for a sermon given on Ecclesiastes 9:5 "For the living know that they shall dye, etc." Later dates and brief mentions of the occurences that brought about its use appear on the manuscript, including "Latter end 1745 being ye Sabbath after ye Death of ye wido'w [Hudson?]" Reflects on the creation of the world, dispensation of divine providence to good and evil men, the enjoyments of life, and the knowledge of death. "...man Comes up as a Flower and makes a Show for a Little time, but presently he is Cut down and withereth away." Discusses how to live profitably: "by turning from Sinfull pleasures unto god, is ye onely way to have true pleasure and prosperity while we Live here."
In: Letters, Documents, & Sermons, Blandina Diedrich collection, 1652-1967 (majority within 1726-1886)Letters, Documents, and Sermons, Blandina Diedrich Collection, 1652-1967
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1726 September 1 . Benjamin Allen ALS to Thomas Prince; Bridgewater, [Massachusetts]

1 page

Box 1
Requesting assistance for poor Harvard student, John Shaw (1708-1791). Gives a character reference. Has no self-interest in the matter, only believing it May benefit "the Glory of God and the Good of his people."
In: Letters, Documents, & Sermons, Blandina Diedrich collection, 1652-1967 (majority within 1726-1886)Letters, Documents, and Sermons, Blandina Diedrich Collection, 1652-1967
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