William White sermon 196, "Of the use and abuse of the world"

Metadata

Title

William White sermon 196, "Of the use and abuse of the world"

Date

1779/1836~

Digital Identifier

ChristChurch.WilliamWhiteSermonv117

Call Number

v. 117

Description

William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania.

In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 1 Corinthians 7:31, "And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

64 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Language

eng

Type

Text

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