The Presbyterian Church In Iowa 1837 1900

Excerpt from The Presbyterian Church in Iowa, 1837-1900: History Scores of geniuses have invented the perpetual motion - in each instance faultless in every respect but one, it would not go. Such was our machine-made history. One Stated Clerk, Brother Nicholas of Iowa, sent me valuable material. Two others sent me interesting items. Weary of trying to make bricks without straw, 'we turned to the General Assembly Minutes of 1837 to 1900 for light. All material facts were before us. Then came a vision of hard work. What plan should we adopt best to serve the church? To have selected a hundred of our best churches and most successful ministers might have insured a readable book. The story of the 200 churches dead, and of their worn out pastors would not have been cheerful reading. We determined to tell brie y the story of all. We found enrolled, between 1837 and 1900, 750 churches and 1200 ministers. The 750 churches had shrunk to 416 by 1900. The 334 were not all dead. Many had changed names. The Cumberland ock has already been folded with ours. All interested parties are hoping and expecting the United Presbyterians to be with us soon. 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."

This book provides a detailed history of the Presbyterian Church in Iowa from its establishment in 1837 through the turn of the 20th century. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including church records, diaries, and memoirs, Joseph W. Hubbard offers a rich and comprehensive analysis of the church's growth and development during this period. He explores the role of Presbyterianism in the social and cultural life of Iowa, as well as its impact on the wider religious landscape of the United States. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of American Presbyterianism or the religious history of Iowa. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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This volume is designed to trace concisely but clearly the History and Principles of the Presbyterian Church from the time of Henry VIII, to the close of the General Assembly of 1899. The author has availed himself of highly important and original documents pertaining to the Congregationalists and Presbyterians during the Colonial period. When preparing his Four Hundred Years of American History, the attention of the author was often drawn to the influence of the Presbyterian Church during the last half century of the Colonial times and also during the current growth in our national life. This influence was felt upon the domestic and Christian as well as upon the political life of the people. In our country, governed as it is by representatives elected by the people themselves, the moral connection between political and church life is consistent and peculiarly intimate. It therefore comes within the scope of this history to trace the influences, good or bad, of the events and policies, whereby the condition of public affairs has incidentally aided the progress of the Church, and sometimes had a retarding effect, as in the case of war or of financial or industrial disturbances whereby all the citizens were more or less affected.