Archibald Laidlie and the Transformation of the Dutch Reformed Church in Eighteenth-Century New York City
In 1764, Archibald Laidlie (1727—1778), a Scottish minister who began his career in the Netherlands, was called as the first English-language preacher in New York City's Dutch Reformed church, which was losing members as young people who no longer could understand sermons in Dutch transferred t...
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2003
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The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2003, Volume: 81, Issue: 3, Pages: 149-162 |
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| Summary: | In 1764, Archibald Laidlie (1727—1778), a Scottish minister who began his career in the Netherlands, was called as the first English-language preacher in New York City's Dutch Reformed church, which was losing members as young people who no longer could understand sermons in Dutch transferred their allegiance to English churches. Laidlie found a congregation divided between an elite in favor of preaching in English and ordinary men and women intent on preserving Dutch traditions of worship. Laidlie successfully introduced English-language worship as well as evangelical Protestantism to the congregation. In the process, he revitalized the church and helped prepare it for its future role in the new Republic. |
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