
Sermons of the late Benjamin F. Stanton 1848 Presbyterian minister
Stanton, Benjamin F. Sermons of the late Benjamin F. Stanton. New-York: Printed and Published for the Proprietor, By D. Fanshaw, 1848. First Edition. [10542] Black cloth with blindstamping and bright gilt titles, some wrinkling to the cloth of the front board, but otherwise near fine with no signs of wear. 7 1/2 x 5 inches, former owner's inscription in brown ink on the ffep, 311 clean pp., very infrequent foxing. Very good. Hardcover. Preface by P. D. Oakey, Pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church, Brooklyn, Long Island. This book was to benefit Rev. Stanton's widow, Mrs. Charlotte F. Stanton, who held the copyright. Fifteen sermons designed principally to encourage Christians as they walk the narrow way. Benjamin Franklin Stanton (1789-1843), graduate of Union College (1811), studied theology at Princeton, licensed to preach by the Presbytery of New Brunswick in 1815. As pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Albany, New York, his ministry was blessed with powerful revivals, there being o