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title: 'Introduction to Howard M. Wilson, The Tinkling Spring, Headwater of Freedom: A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732–1952'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Ernest Trice Thompson'
date: 1954-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 2'
- 'Hebrews 11'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/thompson-1954-introduction-to-howard-m-wilson-the-tinkling-spring-headwater-of-freedom-a-study-of-the-church-and-her-people-1732-1952
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# Introduction to Howard M. Wilson, The Tinkling Spring, Headwater of Freedom: A Study of the Church and Her People, 1732–1952

Comprehensive history of Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church (1732–1952) by Howard M. Wilson. Traces the congregation's founding, ministry, revivals, wartime service, missions, and community life in Virginia's Valley.

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