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A Course Of Lectures On Future Punishment: Delivered At The Baptist Meeting-House In Cherryfield by Wilson C. Rider. This 1836 work presents a ten-lecture series defending the traditional Christian doctrine of endless punishment. The author, a pastor of the First Baptist Church in Cherryfield, Maine, explains that Scripture consistently teaches that the wicked shall suffer an everlasting retribution and be separated from the presence of God at the final judgment. The volume combines scriptural proofs, rational argument, and practical reflection, and situates its defense within a broader polemical project: to counter objections (notably from Universalists) and to urge repentance, faith in Christ, and moral preparation for eternity. The text includes a Preface, ten lectures on topics such as Scripture proofs of endless punishment, collateral proofs, methods of interpretation, arguments against opponents, and the moral consequences of universal salvation. An Appendix details the conversion of a Universalist, illustrating the author’s aim to persuade readers of the necessity of a biblically grounded view of future punishment.