Jonathan Edwards - Northampton, MA
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A bronze relief sculpture of minister and theologian Jonathan Edwards is located inside the First Church of Christ at 129 Main St, Northampton, MA.
Waymark Code: WM12Q0Y
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2020
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A bronze relief sculpture of Jonathan Edwards was created by Henry Adams and installed in the church in 1900. The relief depicts the former Puritan minister of the Northampton church wearing clerical robes and holding a book to his chest with his left hand. His right hand pointing downward with his index finger extended. Below is a curved dado with the inscription:
IN MEMORY OF
JONATHAN EDWARDS
MINISTER OF NORTHAMPTON
FROM FEBRUARY 15 1727 TO JUNE 22 1750
THE LAW OF TRUTH WAS IN HIS MOUTH AND
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS WAS NOT FOUND IN HIS LIPS
HE WALKED WITH ME IN PEACE AND UPRIGHTNESS
AND DID TURN MANY AWAY FROM INIQUIITY MAL. 2.6
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Jonathan Edwards was born on October 5, 1703 in East Windsor, CT. He entered Yale College in 1716 at age 12. He became a fiery preacher who was influential in creating the First Great Awakening in America. His theological writings created the the New England School of theology.
A number of his sermons are well known today including:
"The Justice of God in the Damnation of Sinners"
"The Manner of Seeking Salvation"
"Pressing into the Kingdom of God"
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
According to Wikipedia, his major theological writings include:
Charity and its Fruits.
Protestant Charity or The Duty of Charity to the Poor, Explained and Enforced.
A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World
Contains Freedom of the Will and Dissertation on Virtue
Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God.
A Divine and Supernatural Light, Immediately Imparted to the Soul by the Spirit of God
A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God in the Conversion of Many Hundred Souls in Northampton
The Freedom of the Will
A History of the Work of Redemption including a View of Church History
The Life and Diary of David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians.
The Nature of True Virtue
Original Sin.
Some Thoughts Concerning the Present Revival in New England and the Way it Ought to be Acknowledged and Promoted.
Religious Affections