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- Title
"Nearer to the Exercises of Heaven": Nineteenth-Century Maritime Presbyterians and The Choir.
- Authors
Barrett, Creighton; MacDonald, Bertrum H.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the history of the publication of an early Presbyterian hymnal in the Maritime Provinces, Canada. Topics discussed include rare surviving copies of the book "The Choir;" the controversy involved in 19th century Canadian religious book publishing; and opinion that the book was prepared to meet the unique musical interests of Maritime Presbyterians who were engaged in lively debates about innovations in church worship.
- Subjects
RELIGIOUS literature publishing; WORSHIP (Christianity); CHOIR, The (Book); CHRISTIANITY; PRESBYTERIAN Church -- History; HISTORY; NINETEENTH century
- Publication
Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada / Cahiers de la Société Bibliographique du Canada, 2015, Vol 53, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0067-6896
- Publication type
Article