- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Selection of Hymns
- 2 Biography of a Moravian
- 3 Justice for the Punishment of Sin
- 4 George Whitefield’s Signature Sermon
- 5 Calvinism under Fire
- 6 The Conversion of a Welshman
- 7 A Selection of Hymns
- 8 A Divisive Great Awakening Sermon
- 9 Revivals as a Means of Reform
- 10 Diary of Doubts
- 11 Racing to Hear Whitefield Preach
- 12 Revival at Cambuslang, Scotland
- 13 Overcome by the Power of the Spirit
- 14 Revival at Kilsyth, Scotland
- 15 Jonathan Edwards Assesses a Revival
- 16 Piety over Worldly Pleasures
- 17 Satan’s Strategies of Deception
- 18 Spiritual Devotions for the Soul
- 19 A Conversion Story
- 20 A Missionary among Native Americans
- 21 A Selection of Hymns
- 22 Summarizing God’s Law
- 23 Revival in the Low Countries
- 24 Satirical Revenge
- 25 Natural versus Moral Necessity in the Will
- 26 Open Letter to Commit Oneself to God
- 27 The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Cross
- 28 Determining Divine Grace
- 29 Eloquent Calvinism
- 30 Life as the Wife of a College President
- 31 Report on African American Religion in Virginia
- 32 Praising the Ineffable
- 33 Before Dartmouth College
- 34 The Difference between True and False Religion
- 35 Salvation at Sea
- 36 An Anglican Minister Describes Faith
- 37 Faith Restricted to the Mind
- 38 Advice to Women on Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience
- 39 Defending the Doctrine of Christian Perfection
- 40 A Selection of Hymns
- 41 Advice on Alcohol
- 42 An Argument for the Separation of Church and State
- 43 A Selection of Poems
- 44 Practical Disinterested Benevolence
- 45 Amazing Grace (How Sweet the Sound)
- 46 A Baptist’s Beliefs
- 47 A Gospel Call to Sinners
- 48 The Duty to Respond to the Gospel Message
- 49 The Ideal Student
- 50 The Unlawfulness of Enslaving Humans
- 51 An Appeal to the Higher Ranks of Society
- 52 Salvation Comes to a Sailor
- 53 Journal of an American Methodist
- 54 Guidelines for American Methodists
- 55 An Argument for Overseas Missionary Work
- 56 The Necessity of Evil
- 57 Godly Living in a New England Town
- 58 Debunking Racial Stereotypes
- 59 An Anglican Evangelical’s Sermon
- 60 True and False Religion Exposed
- 61 Godly Government during a Time of Crisis
- 62 A Conspiracy Theorist’s Theory
- Further Reading
A Missionary among Native Americans
A Missionary among Native Americans
- Chapter:
- (p.128) 20 A Missionary among Native Americans
- Source:
- Early Evangelicalism
- Author(s):
David Brainerd
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter presents excerpts from David Brainerd's journal, written between June 19 and August 8, 1745. Brainerd matriculated at Yale in 1739, shortly after he had a conversion experience and around the time that George Whitefield commenced his American tour that launched the Great Awakening. Brainerd never earned the degree from Yale because he was expelled from the university for saying that Yale's tutor Chauncey Whittelsey had “no more grace” than a chair. After his expulsion, Brainerd found work as a missionary-pastor to Native Americans. He did not make much headway among the Native Americans of the Susquehanna River valley, but he was welcomed with open arms by the Delaware Indians of Crossweeksung, New Jersey. In the opening entry of his published journal, Brainerd recounted the story of his contact with the Indians of Crossweeksung.
Keywords: journal, David Brainerd, George Whitefield, Great Awakening, Native Americans, Susquehanna River valley, Delaware Indians, Crossweeksung
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 A Selection of Hymns
- 2 Biography of a Moravian
- 3 Justice for the Punishment of Sin
- 4 George Whitefield’s Signature Sermon
- 5 Calvinism under Fire
- 6 The Conversion of a Welshman
- 7 A Selection of Hymns
- 8 A Divisive Great Awakening Sermon
- 9 Revivals as a Means of Reform
- 10 Diary of Doubts
- 11 Racing to Hear Whitefield Preach
- 12 Revival at Cambuslang, Scotland
- 13 Overcome by the Power of the Spirit
- 14 Revival at Kilsyth, Scotland
- 15 Jonathan Edwards Assesses a Revival
- 16 Piety over Worldly Pleasures
- 17 Satan’s Strategies of Deception
- 18 Spiritual Devotions for the Soul
- 19 A Conversion Story
- 20 A Missionary among Native Americans
- 21 A Selection of Hymns
- 22 Summarizing God’s Law
- 23 Revival in the Low Countries
- 24 Satirical Revenge
- 25 Natural versus Moral Necessity in the Will
- 26 Open Letter to Commit Oneself to God
- 27 The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Cross
- 28 Determining Divine Grace
- 29 Eloquent Calvinism
- 30 Life as the Wife of a College President
- 31 Report on African American Religion in Virginia
- 32 Praising the Ineffable
- 33 Before Dartmouth College
- 34 The Difference between True and False Religion
- 35 Salvation at Sea
- 36 An Anglican Minister Describes Faith
- 37 Faith Restricted to the Mind
- 38 Advice to Women on Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience
- 39 Defending the Doctrine of Christian Perfection
- 40 A Selection of Hymns
- 41 Advice on Alcohol
- 42 An Argument for the Separation of Church and State
- 43 A Selection of Poems
- 44 Practical Disinterested Benevolence
- 45 Amazing Grace (How Sweet the Sound)
- 46 A Baptist’s Beliefs
- 47 A Gospel Call to Sinners
- 48 The Duty to Respond to the Gospel Message
- 49 The Ideal Student
- 50 The Unlawfulness of Enslaving Humans
- 51 An Appeal to the Higher Ranks of Society
- 52 Salvation Comes to a Sailor
- 53 Journal of an American Methodist
- 54 Guidelines for American Methodists
- 55 An Argument for Overseas Missionary Work
- 56 The Necessity of Evil
- 57 Godly Living in a New England Town
- 58 Debunking Racial Stereotypes
- 59 An Anglican Evangelical’s Sermon
- 60 True and False Religion Exposed
- 61 Godly Government during a Time of Crisis
- 62 A Conspiracy Theorist’s Theory
- Further Reading
