American Congregational Year Book For The Year 1855 Vol 2 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from American Congregational Year-Book: For the Year 1857 Gents z - It is now a year since the Plymouth Collection was introduced into use by the Clinton Avenue Congregation for the public worship of God on the Sabbath, and the occasional religious services held in the chapel during the week, and it affords me pleasure to say that it has not only met the expectations which led to its introduction, but that it has been growing in favor with the people, as they have become better acquainted with its peculiar excellences. In making my selections for the pulpit, I have been frequently im pressed with the fullness of the Collection on the main evangelical themes, and the high poetic beauty of a large class of the hymns. It is particularly rich in the expression it affords of christian emotion, covering a wide range of experience, and giving utterance to the deepest and most peculiar feelings of the christian heart. There is a large number of hymns, of the highest value for spiritual uses, to be found in no other collection and no minister or people, after learning their value, could be induced to resign them. The book has also sensibly promoted the practice of Congregational Singing, and so comprehensive is the collection, that, after all abatements are made, which any reasonable criticism could require, there remains enough to which the most fastidious taste cannot object. In a word, ounexperience for a year has served to make the Plymouth Collection a favorite in public and in private; and no one Wishes a change. It is also no small commendation, that the book is typographically so beautiful, and attractive to the eye. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.