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The State of Religion Among the Protestant Dissenters in Virginia

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Samuel Davies’ letter describes the depressed state of religion among Virginia Protestant dissenters and the evangelical revival since 1743, influenced by Whitefield and lay preaching.
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Samuel Davies (1723–1761) was an influential evangelical Presbyterian pastor and educator who played a key role in spreading the Great Awakening in colonial Virginia, where he built licensed meetinghouses and attracted large congregations with his powerful preaching. He also traveled to London to raise funds for the College of New Jersey and later became its fourth president, strengthening the institution before his early death at age thirty-seven. Davies was one of the first colonial Americans to compose hymns and was buried in the presidents’ plot at Princeton Cemetery.

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