1821 JOHN N. MAFFITT. Tears of Contrition. Radical Controversial Irish-American Methodist. Preaching Period inscription of original recipient

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Frank Johnson

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Delivered at the Reformed Dutch Church

1821 JOHN N. MAFFITT. Tears of Contrition. Radical Controversial Irish-American Methodist. Preaching Period inscription of original recipientA superbly lively autobiography and poetical miscellany of the popular Irish born itinerant Methodist preacher, John Maffitt (1794 1850). Known as a charismatic preacher of the first order (ANB) and sometimes called the Beau Brummel of preachers. Maffitt, he preached to vast crowds at camp meetings around New York and Connecticut. Fascinatingly, his account of his life and conversion and journey to America concludes with Maffitt heeding an inspired