Romeyn, James. The Crisis, and Its Claims upon the Church of God (1842)

Romeyn, James. The Crisis, and Its Claims upon the Church of God; A Sermon, preached in Franklin Street Church, New York, at the Opening of the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church, June 1, 1842. New-York: John Moffet, 1842. [7710] Printed wrapper, 1842 gift inscription top front, 1 inch tear edge of top front, 5 3/4 x 9 inches, 55 clean pp., (1) p. of errata, back of wrapper with publisher's adverts. Good. Pamphlet. A sermon on Habakkuk 2: 1-4. It consists of two parts: I. The discoveries made in an evil day, by the prophet from his watchtower, and II. The vision or message from God, prescribing corresponding duties. He calls on the gathered ministers to not relinquish the honor and dignity of their office; that they exercise it in a day of "appalling laxity of moral sentiment"; denounces legislatures that enact laws which are but the reflection of public sentiment; points out the superficial and defective religious principles en vogue; the "prevalence of a disturbing, disorgani