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Letter published in the May 3, 1742 Boston Evening-Post (1742)

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1742 newspaper extracts from New Jersey and New England report storms, shipwrecks, and whale strandings. Also included is Gilbert Tennent's letter warning against lay exhorters, enthusiasm, and Moravian influence amid revival.
Archive ⬩ Colonial Presbyterian History, Revival History
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Gilbert Tennent (1703 – 1764) was an Irish-born Presbyterian minister and key leader in the First Great Awakeningwhose passionate preaching—especially in his Danger of an Unconverted Ministry—helped fuel revivalist fervor across the American colonies. A cofounder of the New Side movement, he emphasized personal conversion and experiential piety, significantly shaping evangelical Presbyterianism in the 18th century.

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