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Burgess HISTORY OF PITTSBURGH SYNOD 1904 Lutheran

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Condition/Details: Bound in green cloth with bright gilt embossing showing seal graphic, this antique volume is a scarce local church history. The author writes in the introduction of the difficulties he faced in the writing of this book: " The pioneers of the Church left few written records behind them. Many of our congregations have no record of their past history whatever, and in some cases the voice of trustworthy tradition has long since been silent in the grave. After two years of unremitting toil we have the joy of presenting this work to the Church. We do not claim infallibility for its statements. Fully one thousand persons have contributed to its pages, and it is very easy for a thousand people to make mistakes. There were no landmarks to guide us in our research. The earlier Synodical records are comparitvely barren, and the testimony of tradition is often divided. Under such circumstances it has been an exceedingly difficult task to prepare complete tables of pioneer pastors and churches such as are given in the first two chapters, and yet we believe that they will be found fairly reliable." The work is illustrated with several photographs. The volume shows light external age/wear. Front hinge is cracked, and text block is intact with clean pages. The book measures approximately 6.5" x 9" and contains 488 pages. Shipping cost (within the U.S.) for this lot will be: $4.50

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