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DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA LAY-READER'S LICENSE: Names a man in All Saints Church, Lower Dublin, request of Rev. A.R. Van Meter Philadelphia: Not published, 1911. Original. not bound. Very Good. Printed form, accomplished by hand, gold seal. 4pp. Signed by the Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. 8" x 5.25". (more information)
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DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA LAY-READER'S LICENSE: Names a man in All Saints Church, Torresdale, at request of Rev. A.R. Van Meter Philadelphia: Not published, 1910. Original. not bound. Very Good. Printed form, accomplished by hand. gold seal. 4pp. Signed by the Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. 8" x 5.25". (more information)
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THE BULLETIN OF ALL SAINTS' PARISH CHURCH, NEW AMSTERDAM, BERBICE [British Guiana] -- Run of eight issues, #1-#8 New Amsterdam, British Guiana: Popular Printery, 1960. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 64pp in all; illus from photographs. This is a very scarce collection of the first eight issues of this grass-roots church bulletin, containing: messages from the parish priest; discussions of finance and gifts; notice of club meetings; Saint Clements Infant School news; religious messages; news of parishoners; holy days; a "devotional alphabet" (A for Adoration, B for Blessings, &c.); church history; and many advertisements for local businesses. Bound in printed wraps of various colors. Text in English. 11" x 5.5". (more information)
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FIFTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEW YORK BIBLE SOCIETY: Auxiliary to the American Bible Society, October 1881 NYC American Bible Society Press 1881., 1881. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Front cover wormed and reinforced on verso, else good condition. 9" x 5.75" 32pp Includes reports from the agents who supply Bibles to seamen, on the distribution of Bibles among immigrants in New York, etc. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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Printed letter, addressed by hand to Rev. Wm. Chester, inviting him as a Life-Director of the ATS to the Anniversary celebration N-Y American Tract Society 1858., 1858. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Overall in very good condition. 8" x 5" 4pp Rev. Chester was a Life-Director of the Society. This leaflet includes the order of exercises and the ATS Constitution. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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THE SABBATH-BREAKER RECLAIMED: or A Pleasing History of Thomas Brown, No. 163 s.l. American Tract Society nd [ca. 1850s]., 1850. 1st Edition. Upper corner gnawed, no text loss, else in good condition. 7.25" x 4.25" 4pp This ballad-style poem tells Thomas Brown's story in two parts. In part one, the penniless Brown, with his wife and children, goes out for a long walk on a Sunday morning. A neighbor lectures him on the need to attend church instead. In part two, a clean, well-dressed Brown meets the same neighbor and relates how church-going has turned his life around. First Edition. Binding is leaflet. (more information)
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Group of nine tracts, ca. 1828 to 1850 NY American Tract Society, 1828. First Editions. Self-wraps. Good. One margin cut, spotty foxing on several tracts, else good. Each tract is 1 to 4pp. The American Antiquarian Society's article on the ATS gives date ranges of publication, based on external evidence. Titles in this group: The Starless Crown; Are You Prepared to Die?; An Affectionate Entreaty; Eine Zeit zum Tanzen; Are You Converted, by Rev. J.C. Ryle; Erzahtung aus dem lezten indischen Kriege; The Logic of the Life, by Rev. Hugh Stowell; The Substance of the Gospel, by Rev. Ralph Wardlaw; and, Stop That Thought! That Wicked Thought--Stop It!. 7" x 4.5". (more information)
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Six tracts: #12-PROFANE SWEARING; #16-PIOUS RESOLUTIONS; #54- CONVICTION AT THE JUDGMENT DAY; #292-ARE YOU READY? N-Y American Tract Society nd [ca. 1830s]., 1830. Soft cover. Overall in very good condition. 7.25" x 4.25" 4pp each . #583-THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST; #591-THE SINNER AT THE JUDGMENT SPEECHLESS. Six tracts in all. 1st ATS Edns. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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THE NEW BIRTH
N-Y American Tract Society nd [ca. 1830]., 1830. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Usual signs of age, else in good condition. 6.75" x 4" 16pp Tract No. 98 describes the facets of the change or new birth involved in "becoming a real Christian.". Illustrated by woodcut vignette on cover. 1st ATS Edn. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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CATECHISM NO. 2: THE CHURCH CATECHISM BROKE INTO SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS N-Y Gen Prot Episcopal SS Union nd [ca. 1830s]., 1830. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signs of light handling, else in good condition. 5.75" x 3.5" 36pp "To be taught orally to the lower classes, by making them repeat after the teacher.". First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)
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AN EXPLANATION OF THE CHURCH CATECHISM Philadelphia Homily Soc, St Paul's Church 1825., 1825. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Usual signs of age, else in good condition. 5.5" x 3.5" 36pp Stereotyped by L. Johnson. For sale at No. 88 Chestnut Street, E. Littell, Agent. American Imprints #20451 (PPL copy only). First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)
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REPENT YE" Impenitent sinner! God calls you to repent N-Y American Tract Society nd [ca. 1830s]., 1830. Usual signs of age, else in good condition. 4" x 6.5" one page Identified as No. 36. Text in box with decorative borders. original edition. Binding is handbill. (more information)
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THE BEST FRIEND Philadelphia American Sunday-School Union nd [ca. 1850s]., 1850. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Spotty foxing, corners dogeared, else in good condition. 6" x 3.75" 24pp. Illustrated by woodcut on cover, 2 in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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TO THOSE WHO NEGLECT THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. Tract No. 12 NY Methodist Episcopal Church nd [ca. 1830s]., 1830. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Slight foxing and signs of age, else in good condition. 7" x 4.25" 4pp. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)
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HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE EPHRATA CLOISTER AND THE SEVENTH DAY BAPTIST SOCIETY
Harrisburg, PA: Aurand Press, 1940. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Howard Pyle. Pictorial paper covers. 32pp; 3pp Howard Pyle woodcuts, 8pp photos. Laid in is a 1950 brochure about the Ephrata Cloister. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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BILLY GRAHAM, SOUVENIR EDITION, NEW YORK CRUSADE
Minneapolis: Billy Graham Evangelistic Assn, 1957. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 32pp; 14 illus from photographs. 8.25" x 5.75". (more information)
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NOW IN PROGRESS, BIG REVIVAL CAMPAIGN: Conducted by Evangelists Rev. George Bowie and Wife of South Africa
Lancaser, PA: Landis Art Press, 1922. not bound. Very Good. Printed in black on white stock. "Rev. George Bowie and Wife . Bible Signs, such as Miracles of Healing, Gifts of the Spirit . Great Prophetic Truths Fulfilled, Clearly Showing the Soon Coming of Jesus . Services Every Night . All Day Meetings Each Sunday . First Pentecostal Church . Lancaster, Pa. . Pastor, L.A. Hill ." In the year 1909 George Bowie went to South Africa as a missionary sent from the Bethal Pentecostal Assembly, under the leadership of Minnie Draper, Newark in New Jersey. It was in the month of April, 1910 that the Pentecostal Mission was started, and this Pentecostal Mission was to become The Full Gospel Church of God in Southern Africa, a bilingual Church. 8.25" x 6". (more information)
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SOUVENIR: One Hundredth Anniversary of the Erection of the Swamp Lutheran & Reformed Church, Blainsport, Pa., 1806-1906
Blainsport, PA Swamp Lutheran Church 1906., 1906. 1st Edition. Overall in very good condition. 8.25" x 5.5" (4)pp Includes an historical sketch, list of pastors since 1809, and order of the jubilee services in this Berks County church. Illustrated by view on cover, two portraits. First Edition. Binding is not bound. (more information)
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HYMNS TO BE USED AT THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES AT THE OLD BROAD STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-BRIDGETON, NJ, May 17, 1895 Bridgeton, NJ: Presbyterian Church, 1895. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadsheet, slight chipping along right edge. Two pages of text celebrates the 250th anniversary of settlement and the 200th anniversary of the city charter granted by George II. 11" x 7". (more information)
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Autograph letter signed (ALS) on letterhead of Spring Hope Creamery, Timicula, PA, 6/4/1891, to "Est. Friend Dr. Martin
Timicula, PA: Not published, 1891. Original. not bound. Very Good. Old fold marks. One page. Says he is "inclined to pay a visit at thy house at a future day, and desire to ask thee whether I can reach Masonville early enough some first-day morning to enable me to attend your meeting. If so, what is the route?" etc. Signed as "Thy friend, David Brinton." 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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DER LUTHERISCHE KALENDER FUR DAS JAHR 1865
Missemer Mills, PA: Lorenz J. Ibach, 1865. First Edition. Self-wraps. Good. Tips torn from some leaves (no text loss). (36)pp; few engravings in text. The usual calendar and astrological material are accompanied by stories about Luther, news from various synods, etc. 8.25" x 6.5". (more information)
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PROPHECIES CONCERNING ISRAEL
St. Petersburg, FL: Published by the author, 1984. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 28pp; illus from photographs. The Christian evangelist shares his prophecies of Armageddon, linked to events in Israel in the early 1980s. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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WHAT'S AHEAD FOR ISRAEL?
Tierra Verde, FL: Published by the author, 1985. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 32pp; illus from photographs and drawings. The Christian evangelist looks at events in Israel in the early 1980s in light of his perceived coming of the Messiah and Armageddon. 8.25" x 5.5". (more information)
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PICTORIAL BIBLE LANDS ATLAS
Indianapolis George F. Cram Co. (1961)., 1961. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated paper covers and contents in near fine condition. 11" x 8.5" 32pp. Illustrated by 24 color maps, 19 photos. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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AN EARLY ACCOUNT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JESUIT MISSIONS IN AMERICA Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1921., 1921. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9.75" x 6.25" 21pp First published in the AAS Proceedings, April 1920. Illustrated by one plate. 1st book edn. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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RUSSIA'S DOOM PROPHESIED: Radio Messages on Ezekiel 38 and 39, delivered in 1952 Lincoln, Nebraska: Back to the Bible Broadcast, 1973. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 64pp; double-page map. Forewarns of Russia's final defeat at the hands of the Antichrist in Palestine, preceding Armageddon. 5.25" x 3.5". (more information)
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YOUR HANDBOOK FOR THE FIVE SERVICES, CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CORNERSTONE LAYING OF ZION'S LUTHERAN CHURCH Womelsdorf, PA: Zion's Lutheran Church, 1941. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. pp: (iv), 20. Includes a history of the Church, starting with German Lutheran immigration to America in the early 18th century. 9" x 6". (more information)
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WHAT OF NONCOMBATANT SERVICE: A Study of Alternatives Facing the Conscientious Objector Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Peace Problems Commitee, 1949. Second Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 48pp. Outlines Mennonite beliefs in nonresistance in order to help COs decide between the two alternatives offered them by the US Selective Service Act of 1948. 7.5" x 5.25". (more information)
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WHAT OF NONCOMBATANT SERVICE: A Study of Alternatives Facing the Conscientious Objector Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Peace Problems Committee, 1949. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 48pp. The author outlines Mennonite beliefs in nonresistance in order to help COs decide between the two kinds of alternatives offered them by the US Selective Service Act of 1948. 7.5" x 5.25". (more information)
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WILL RUSSIA INVADE AMERICA?
Englewood, Colorado Published by the author (1951)., 1951. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 7.75" x 5.25" 63pp As a former Communist, Goff warns here that "America faces Red revolution"; and he calls on Christians to defend America. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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