Half a Century's Labors in the Gospel, Including Thirty-Five Years of Back-Woods Mission Work, and Evangelizing, in New York and Pennsylvania: An Auto-Biography (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Thomas Simpson Sheardown

9780483781399: Half a Century's Labors in the Gospel, Including Thirty-Five Years of Back-Woods Mission Work, and Evangelizing, in New York and Pennsylvania: An Auto-Biography (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0483781398 ISBN 13: 9780483781399

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

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Witness to a country preacher’s long road of faith and revival.

This memoir traces Half a Century's Labors in the Gospel, Including Thirty-Five Years of Back-Woods Mission Work, and Evangelizing, in New York and Pennsylvania, through the eyes of an itinerant preacher who lived and preached with grit and devotion.

The volume collects decades of evangelizing, church reform, and revival episodes across rural Pennsylvania and New York. It blends personal narrative with historical detail, showing how prayer, perseverance, and community shaped churches, missions, and lives in a rapidly changing America.

Read vivid accounts of outdoor meetings, protracted gatherings, and spontaneous prayer in back-country towns
Explore the daily life of a traveling minister, from early mornings to late-night preaching
See how individuals and families were drawn into faith, and how new congregations formed
Get a window into 19th-century religious networks, local leadership, and the spread of revival preaching

Ideal for readers of religious history and memoirs who want a-ground-level view of evangelical work in pioneer communities and the enduring impact of those early efforts.

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