https://www.sc.concordlibrary.org/files/original/655bbf0de42c7ed56f68dccc3a5d8dc9.jpeg 75e599b596cfc8e2c77151d6a9bb8ad7 https://www.sc.concordlibrary.org/files/original/02b5aa48ceb3154a0831ad2a44bf1b93.jpeg 5040aad4c5631e078d7dc2807b6672b1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Emerson in Concord Subject The topic of the resource Ralph Waldo Emerson Description An account of the resource Materials for the exhibit Emerson in Concord Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Concord Free Public Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CFPL web exhibit: Emerson in Concord Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Language A language of the resource English Middlesex Hotel A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sermons by Daniel Bliss Subject The topic of the resource Daniel Bliss Description An account of the resource Emerson’s great-grandfather Daniel Bliss (1715-1764), a 1732 graduate of Yale, was minister of the First Parish in Concord from 1739 to 1764. He succeeded John Whiting, who was forced to resign because of his fondness for alcohol. A New Light Congregationalist caught up in the Great Awakening revivalism preached by Jonathan Edwards, Bliss twice welcomed English evangelist George Whitefield to Concord, in 1741 and 1764. During Bliss’s ministry, there was considerable discord among his parishioners over his evangelical fervor, leading to the departure of a number—including John Whiting—who chose to worship separately at the Black Horse Tavern. (The tavern stood on the present site of the Concord Free Public Library.) Bliss was a powerful preacher. When George Whitefield preached here in 1764, Bliss’s abilities were judged by his congregation as at least equal to those of the more famous man. In his 1835 Concord bicentennial discourse, Ralph Waldo Emerson referred to the charges brought “by lovers of order and moderation” against Bliss as “a favorer of religious excitements.” Emerson’s perception of the “true piety” evident in Bliss’s response to these charges suggests the value he himself placed on deeply felt spirituality as contrasted with the conventional expressions of institutional religion. These two Daniel Bliss sermons are written in what appears to be a variety of Greek shorthand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Daniel Bliss Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Concord Free Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1748-1754 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Materials courtesy of William Munroe Special Collections, Concord Free Public Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital surrogate Concord Emerson First Parish