William White sermon 207, "Of the Great Gain of Godliness and Contentment"

Metadata

Title

William White sermon 207, "Of the Great Gain of Godliness and Contentment"

Date

1779/1836~

Digital Identifier

ChristChurch.WilliamWhiteSermonv119

Call Number

v. 119

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 Timothy 6:6, "But Godliness with Contentment is great Gain."

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

76 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

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

Language

eng

Type

Text

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