1778 ISAAC LEWIS. Unpublished Sermon Preached on a Fast Day After the Sacking of Wilton, CT by British Troops Prayer and Prayer Meetings because sentence against them is

because sentence against them is not executed speedily

and referenced by Hanson

that we may please Thee in all things and at least hear that welcome applause

The Sin and Danger of Opposing the Propagation of the Gospel among the Heathen

the Rebels in and around Port Hudson estimated at about 30

1778 ISAAC LEWIS. Unpublished Sermon Preached on a Fast Day After the Sacking of Wilton, CT by British Troops Prayer and Prayer Meetings because sentence against them isA wonderful, unpublished piece of Americana with direct reference to the earliest stages of the American Revolution. In 1777, a brutal sacking of Wilton, Connecticut, where the present was preached, led to the preaching of a particularly fiery Annual Fast Sermon by their pastor, Isaac Lewis [1746 1840]. The following year, April 1, 1778, the Annual Fast approached again. And Lewis was deeply concerned that his people would forsake the duty of self