Jonathan Edwards - Stockbridge, MA - Dead Poets' Society Memorials on Waymarking.com

Jonathan Edwards was the second pastor at the nearby First Congregational Church in Stockbridge. A monument honoring the Puritan minister was erected by his descendants in 1872. The 20' high pink granite monument contains a square base supporting a round column topped by an urn shaped finial. The monument rests on a square granite ground level plinth.

The dado on the front of the bdse is inscribed:

The dado on east side of the base is inscribed:

The back dado of the base is inscribed:

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