William White sermon 226, "Of the Gain of the World, in Account with Loss of ye Soul"

Metadata

Title

William White sermon 226, "Of the Gain of the World, in Account with Loss of ye Soul"

Date

1779/1836~

Digital Identifier

ChristChurch.WilliamWhiteSermonv122

Call Number

v. 122

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 Matthew 16:26, "What is a Man profited, if he shall gain the whole World, and lose his own Soul?"

Place

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Congregation

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Holding Institution

Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA

Extent

72 pages

Format (Original)

Format (Digital)

tiff

Rights

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

Language

eng

Type

Text

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