HISTORY
OF CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IN VIRGINIA:
A SELECTED ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
1999
The growth of Christian churches in Virginia has been diverse and significant. From the beginning, Virginia churches, her clergy and her patriots, vitally impacted the development of our nation. Today, there are over 2,966,000 adherents to Virginia's churches. The history of Virginia church growth is the focus of this bibliography. It is intended as a starting point for research for the student or church historian, especially in Tidewater Virginia.
Works
selected are those devoted to church history in Virginia in a general sense or
works that focus on the history of one denomination. All materials are held in Tidewater Virginia libraries where the
research was conducted for this listing. After
a general section, works are arranged by denominations in Virginia: Baptists,
Brethren, Disciples of Christ, Episcopalians, Holiness-Pentecostals, Lutherans,
Methodists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, and United Brethren in Christ.
The
focus is on church history; works
dealing with the history of schools, seminaries, campgrounds, independent
mission societies, or other para-ecclesiastical organizations are not included.
Each entry includes the total number of pages and the presence of bibliography (bib.), index, or illustrations (ill.). Holding codes for the Tidewater Virginia libraries, public and academic, cited in this work are:
| PEQ | - Newport News Public Library | VAK | - Williamsburg Regional Library | ||||
| TW@ | - TCC at Norfolk | VCB | - Regent University Library | ||||
| TWA | - Chesapeake Public Library | VCJ | - Chrysler Museum Library | ||||
| TWE | - Norfolk Public Library | VCN | - Christopher Newport University | ||||
| TWF | - Paul D. Camp Comm. College | VCW | - Colonial Williamsburg Foundation |
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| TWG | - Thomas Nelson Comm. College | VNS | - Norfolk State University | ||||
| TWI | - TCC at Portsmouth | VOD | - Old Dominion University | ||||
| TWK | - TCC at Virginia Beach | VPL | - Virginia Beach Public Library | ||||
| VAJ | - Hampton Public Library | VWM | - College of William & Mary | ||||
GENERAL
Brock,
Henry Irving. Colonial Churches
in Virginia. Richmond, VA: The Dale Press, 1930.
94 p. ill.
A charming, oversized portfolio of historic churches throughout
Virginia, beautifully
illustrated, with engaging historical commentary about each church building.
PEQ, VCB, VCJ, VCW, VWM
Buckley,
Thomas E. Church and State in
Revolutionary Virginia, 1776-1787. Charlottesville:
Univ. Press of Virginia, 1977. 217 p. bib.
index.
A fine,
well-researched history of the establishment of religious liberty dealing
with both the religious and political aspects of the
struggle with full-text
appendices of Virginia's religious liberty documents from 1779-1786.
PEQ,
TWA, TWE,
VCB, VCN, VCW, VNS, VOD, VWM
Cary,
Hunsdon. The Story of Religious
Intolerance. Richmond, VA: Richmond Press, Inc., 1928.
40 p.
A short
section on Virginia gives a concise overview of the history of religious
persecution among Baptists, Episcopalians, Quakers, and Presbyterians,
up to
the
final adoption of the "Act Establishing Religious Freedom" in 1785.
TWE,
VWM
Clark,
Jewell T. and Elizabeth Terry Long.
A Guide to Church Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State
Library.
Richmond: Archives Branch,
Archives and Records Division, 1981.
271 p. index.
A marvelous annotated bibliography
of individual church records arranged by
denomination, including Baptist,
Catholic, Disciples of Christ, Episcopalian, Friends,
Lutheran, Methodist, and
Presbyterian. Introductions to each
denomination section
give a brief history of the denomination in Virginia,
citing important printed sources for
further
research.
TWA, VCN, VCW, VOD,
VPL,
VWM
Gewehr,
Wesley M. The Great Awakening in
Virginia, 1740-1790. Durham,
NC: Duke University
Press, 1930. 292
p. ill.
bib. index.
A
noteworthy, well-researched study, examining the tremendous impact of the Great
Awakening revival on the Presbyterian, Baptist, and Methodist churches as well
as
Virginia society and government.
TWA, TWE, TWG, TWJ, VCB, VNS, VOD, VWM
Mariner,
Kirk. Revival's Children:
A Religious History of Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Salisbury, MD:
Peninsula Press, 1979. 704 p. ill.
A
spirited, detailed account of the Methodist revival at the turn of the 19th
century on
Virginia's Eastern Shore. Includes
"A Catalogue of the Churches of Virginia's Eastern
Shore," arranged alphabetically by church name with brief histories of
each church and
maps
locating each.
TWE,
VCB, VCW, VOD, VWM
Percy,
Alfred. The Devil in the Old
Dominion: A Fact Article and Two
Short Stories on Early 19th
Century Religion. Madison Heights, VA: Percy
Press, 1952. 56 p.
The fact article in this collection is a short, personal, historical
narrative essay focusing
on the
struggles between Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists and Episcopalians and the
results
of camp meeting revivals in the early 1800s in central Virginia.
TWE
Perry,
William Stevens. Papers Relating
to the History of the Church in Virginia, A.D. 1650-1776.
privately printed, 1870.
585 p.
A
significant and extensive collection of primary documents, largely Episcopalian,
illustrating the growth, activities,
and controversies of the Christian churches in
colonial Virginia, including documents showing the struggle for
religious liberty.
TWE,
VCW, VOD, VWM
BAPTISTS
Alley,
Reuben Edward. A History of
Baptists in Virginia. Richmond,
VA: Virginia Baptist General
Board, 1973.
414 p. index.
A well-documented history of Baptists, from
colonial times up through
the 1960s, dealing
with every aspect of Baptist life and work, the struggle for
religious liberty,
missions, institutional expansion and organization, and education.
TWE, VCB, VCW
Beale,
George W.
History of Baptists in
Virginia. Lafayette, TN: Church History Research and Archives, 1976. 536 p. ill.
index.
The author extends Semple's History of the Rise and Progress of the
Baptists in Virginia
into the 20thcentury;
arranged by district association with historical and biographical
sketches.
TWE, VWM
Howell,
Robert Boyle. The Early Baptists
of Virginia. Philadelphia: The Bible and Publication
Society, 1857.
246 p.
Traces the history of Baptists in the 1700s, their struggle for
religious liberty,
and their
impact on Virginia society and government.
TWE, VCW, VWM
Little,
Lewis Peyton. Imprisoned
Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia:
A Narrative Drawn
Largely
from the Official Records of Virginia Counties, Unpublished Manuscripts,
Letters, and
Other
Original Sources.
Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell Co., 1938.
534 p. ill.
index.
Unusual,
detailed, extensive, and documented collection of incidents illustrating Baptist
persecution
and the struggle for religious liberty during the 1700s.
PEQ, TWE, VAK, VCB, VCN, VCW, VOD, VWM
Ryland,
Garnett. The Baptists of
Virginia 1699-1926. Richmond,
VA: The Virginia Baptist Board
of Missions and Education, 1955.
372 p. index.
A well-researched, comprehensive history of Virginia Baptists to 1900, dealing
with
early struggles for religious liberty, denominational organization and
growth, missionary
activity, and internal doctrinal controversies.
TWE, VCB, VWM
Semple,
Robert Baylor.
History of the Rise and Progress of the Baptists in
Virginia. Richmond:
Published by the Author, 1810. 446 p.
VOD, VWM
Thom,
William Taylor. The Struggle for
Religious Freedom in Virginia: The
Baptists. Baltimore:
The Johns Hopkins Press, 1900. 96 p.
TWK, VCW, VNS, VWM
BRETHREN
Zigler,
D. H. History of the Brethren in
Virginia. Elgin, IL:
Brethren Publishing House, 1914.
340 p.
ill.
A detailed account of the migration and growth of the Brethren in
Virginia, particularly
those situated
in the Shenandoah Valley, with attention to church organizational development
and important
leaders; includes chapters on the slavery issue, the Civil War period, and
missions activity.
TWE, VNS, VWM
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
Darst,
H. Jackson. Ante-Bellum Virginia
Disciples: An Account of the
Emergence and Early
Development
of the Disciples of Christ in Virginia.
Richmond, VA: Virginia Christian Missionary
Society, 1959. 247 p.
bib. index.
An
important contribution tracing the development of the Disciples of Christ as a
reformation
movement within the Baptist Churches in the early 1800s; examines
the history of
various Virginia localities, internal doctrinal disputes, and denomin-
ational
organization.
TWA, TWE, VWM
Hodge,
Frederick Arthur. The Plea and
the Pioneers in Virginia: A History
of the Rise and Early
Progress of the Disciples of
Christ in Virginia, with Biographical Sketches of the Pioneer
Preachers.
Richmond, VA: Everett Waddey Co.,
1905. 279 p.
ill.
Almost
half the book is devoted to eighteen biographical sketches of Disciples of
Christ pioneers;
Chapter 12, "Our Status in the State," is a survey of the denomination
as it was in 1879.
TWE,
VAJ, VCW, VWM
EPISCOPALIANS
Abbott,
Ernest Hamlin. Religious Life in
America: A Record of Personal
Observation. New York:
The Outlook Company, 1902.
370 p.
Chapter two, "A Virginia Country Rector," is a charming
personal account of the
author's visit with an Episcopalian clergyman outside of
Richmond, showing the
condition of religion at the turn of the 20th century, denominational
relationships,
country circuit riders, and Afro-American churches.
TWE
Brydon,
G. Maclaren. Early Days of the
Diocese of Virginia: An Address.
Richmond, VA: The Virginia
Diocesan Library, 1935. 26 p.
A brief, but well-executed account of the history of the Episcopal Church
in Virginia to
1841.
TWE, VCW, VWM
__________________.
The Episcopal Church Among the Negroes of Virginia.
Richmond, VA:
The Virginia Diocesan Library, 1937. 26 p.
A unique contribution tracing the early beginnings, eventual
establishment in 1889, and
activities
of the Colored Missionary Jurisdiction of the Diocese of Virginia to 1937.
TWE, VCW, VWM
____________________.
The Established Church in Virginia and the Revolution.
Richmond, VA:
The Virginia Diocesan Library, 1930.
19 p.
In response to Wesley M. Gewehr's work, The Great Awakening in
Virginia, Brydon
argues
for the need of a non-partisan, more precise picture of the Episcopal Church's
spiritual condition
in colonial Virginia.
____________________.
New Light Upon the History of the Church in Colonial Virginia.
Richmond,
VA:
The Virginia Diocesan Library, 1941.
35 p. bib.
A provocative essay contending that
a more accurate history of the colonial Episcopal
Church
needs to be written; "…new
sources which have come to light within the past
fifty years, reveal
a more faithful body of clergy and a more spiritually-minded and
influential
church than 19th
century critics allowed…." p.
33.
TWE,
VWM
____________________.
Religious Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century:
the Faith of Our
Fathers. Williamsburg, VA:
Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation, 1957.
51 p. ill.
A short history describing the establishment and development of the
Episcopal Church
up to
1700, with brief mention of Presbyterian, Baptist, and Quaker history in the
last chapter.
PEQ, TWA, TWE, TWI, VCN, VCW, VCB, VHI, VNS, VOD, VPL, VWM
____________________.
Virginia's Mother Church and the Political Conditions Under Which It
Grew. Richmond, VA:
Virginia Historical Society, 1947.
2 vols. bib. indexes
A marvelous, most comprehensive history of the Episcopal Church from its
beginnings
as the Established Church, its
relationships with the Presbyterian, Baptist, and
Methodist churches, and its disestablishment at the start of the 19th
century.
PEQ, TWA, TWE, VAJ, VCN, VCW, VNS, VWM
Cleaveland,
George Julius, et al. Up
From Independence: The Episcopal
Church in Virginia: Articles. Interdiocesan Bicentennial
Committee of the Virginias, 1976. 125 p. bib. ill.
A popular, well-written history of the Episcopal Church from its beginnings in
Jamestown, through the American Revolution, up to the mid-nineteenth
century.
Includes a chapter on early Episcopal churches in West Virginia.
PEQ, TWG, VCB, VCW, VWM
Colonial
Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia:
A Series of Sketches by Especially Qualified
Writers.
Richmond, VA: Southern
Churchman Company, 1908. 317
p. ill.
This is a collection of essays intended to underscore two points:
first, the genuine
religiosity
of the early Episcopalian settlers; and, secondly, the permanency of
their churches,
along with evidences of Episcopal Church impact on society.
PEQ, TWE, VCW, VOD, VWM
Dashiell,
T. Grayson. A Digest of the
Proceedings of the Conventions and Councils in the Diocese of
Virginia.
Richmond, VA: Wm. Ellis
Jones, 1883. 431 p.
index.
A detailed, documented ecclesiastical history of the Episcopal Church from 1607
to 1881;
includes minutes of
the conventions and councils, with extensive lists of delegates.
TWE, VOD, VWM
Eckenrode,
H. J. Separation of Church and State in Virginia:
A Study in the Development of the
Revolution.
New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. 164 p.
index.
An excellent, well-documented history of the Episcopal Church focusing on the
political-religious
question in the Revolutionary period. The author, an archivist with
the
Virginia State Library, well utilizes county records and parish registers.
TW@, TWE, TWJ, TWK, VCB, VCW, VHI, VNS, VOD
Fall,
Ralph Emmett, ed. The Diary of
Robert Rose: A View of Virginia by
a Scottish Colonial Parson,
1746-1751. Verona, VA: McClure Press, 1977. 400 p.
ill. index.
A richly informative day-by-day chronicle of events, 1746-1751, in the
life and labors of
an Episcopalian clergyman/entrepreneur in Essex and
Albemarle counties, with
commentary and cross-references.
PEQ, TWA, VCW, VNS, VPL, VWM
Goodwin,
Edward Lewis. The Colonial
Church in Virginia with Biographical Sketches of the First Six
Bishops of the Diocese of
Virginia, and Other Historical Papers, Together with Brief Biographical
Sketches of the Colonial Clergy
of Virginia. Milwaukee:
Morehouse Publishing Co., 1927. 342
p.
ill.
An in-depth account of the inception
and development of the Episcopal church,
including
a "List of the Colonial Clergy in Virginia from 1607 to 1785," and an
alphabetical listing
of counties, parishes, and ministers covering the period 1634 to the
end of the
18th century.
PEQ, TWE, VCJ, VCW, VOD, VWM,
Hawks,
Francis L. Narrative of Events
Connected With the Rise and Progress of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
Virginia. New York: Harper
& Brothers, 1836. 332
p.
An older, detailed history tracing the early years with minutes of the
conventions to
1835.
TWE, VWM
Historical
Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Austin, TX: Church Historical Society, 1932 - 1986.
VWM
Mason,
George Carrington. Colonial
Churches of Tidewater Virginia. Richmond,
VA: Whittet and
Shepperson,
1945. 381 p.
ill. index
the early
Episcopal Church buildings in southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
PEQ, TWA, TWE, TWF, TWI, VCB, VCJ, VCW, VNS, VOD, VPL, VWM
Massey,
Don W. The Episcopal Churches in
the Diocese of Virginia: Alphabetical
Listing of Active
Churches by Regions and Existing
Churches Not Having Regular Services. Keswick,
VA:
Diocese Church Histories,
Publishers, 1989. 208
p. ill.
An alphabetical directory of all the Episcopal Churches with short sections in the front
designed
for proselytizng: "What to
Expect When You Visit an Episcopal
Church," and,
"How to Become a Member of the Episcopal Church."
Each entry has a picture
of the
church building, a short historical sketch, parish name, rector, and time
of services.
TWA, TWE, TWJ, VAJ, VCW, VOD, VPL
Meade,
William. Old Churches,
Ministers, and Families of Virginia. Philadelphia:
J.B. Lippincott Co.,
1900.
2 vols.
An extensive collection of historical and personal reflections concerning
the history of
various Episcopal Churches,
families, and clergy from 1632 through the 18th
century.
PEQ,TWE, TWJ, VAK, VCB, VCW, VHI, VOD, VNS, VPL, VWM
_____________.
A Brief Review of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, From Its First
Establishment to
the Present Time.
Richmond, VA: Wm. MacFarlane,
1845. 15 p.
A short history of the Episcopal Church by a former bishop, along with pastoral admonitions
for unity and doctrinal purity.
TWE,
VWM
Minutes
of the Synod of Virginia. Virginia:
The Synod, 1800 - .
TWE, VWM
Raper,
Derris L. and Constance M. Jones. A
Goodly Heritage: The Episcopal
Diocese of Southern
Virginia, 1892-1992. Norfolk, VA: Pictorial
Heritage Publishing Co., 1992.
292 p. ill.
A well presented and nicely
formatted history of the Episcopal Diocese of
Southern
Virginia which came into being in
1892. The second half of the book
is a directory of
parish churches in the diocese, giving
significant historical facts for each.
TWA, TWE, TWK, VAK, VPL
Thomas,
R. S. The Loyalty of the Clergy
of the Church of England in Virginia to the Colony in 1776
and Their Conduct. Richmond, VA: Wm.
Ellis Jones, Book and Job Printer, 1907.
22 p.
An interesting essay in defense of the integrity and loyalty of the
Episcopal clergy,
giving a county-by-county,
minister-by-minister, account, as of 1774, with a short
section of quotations illustrating Episcopal thought
concerning religious liberty.
TWE, VCW, VWM
HOLINESS-PENTECOSTALS
Synan,
Vinson. The Holiness-Pentecostal
Tradition: Charismatic Movements in
the Twentieth
Century. Grand
Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1997.
340 p. bib.
index.
VCB, VHI, VWM
LUTHERANS
Cassell,
C. W., W.J. Finck, and Elon O. Henkel. History
of the Lutheran Church in Virginia and East
Tennessee.
Strasburg, VA: Shenandoah
Publishing House, 1930. 401
p. ill.
index.
Comprehensive history of Lutherans
starting with early beginnings—the people, pastors,
and organizations— including historical sketches of the congregations,
educational activities,
and women's auxiliary societies.
TWE, VWM
Eisenberg,
William Edward. The Lutheran
Church in Virginia 1717-1962, Including an Account of the
Lutheran Church in East Tennessee.
Roanoke, VA: Trustees of the Virginia Synod, Lutheran
Church in America, 1967. 731 p. ill.
index.
A detailed study tracing Lutheran beginnings along with
chapters on denominational
organization, educational institutions, and Lutheran social ministries; along
with a
significant
"congregational sketchbook," alphabetically arranged by county.
TWE, VCW, VWM
MENNONITES
Brunk,
Harry Anthony. History of
Mennonites in Virginia 1727-1900. Harrisonburg,
VA: H. A. Brunk,
1959.
2 vols. ill. indexes.
Traces the migration of Mennonites from Pennsylvania into Virginia's
Shenandoah Valley
and throughout the state by
denominational districts. Chapters
include, "Early
Mennonite Settlements in Virginia,"
"The Virginia Mennonites in the Civil War," and a
history of
"Eastern Mennonite College and Virginia
Mennonite Home."
PEQ, TWA, TWE, TWG, VCW, VNS, VOD, VWM
METHODISTS
Bennett,
William W. Memorials of
Methodism in Virginia, From Its Introduction into the State, in the
Year
1772, to the Year 1829.
Richmond, VA: By the author, 1871.
741 p.
Detailed history filled with
reminiscences and quotations illustrating Methodist
beginnings and
growth.
TWE, VCW, VHI, VWM
Lafferty,
John J. Sketches and Portraits
of the Virginia Conference. Richmond,
VA, 1901.
496 p. ill.
276 biographical sketches of Methodist clergymen who comprised the
Virginia
Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South in the late 19th century.
TWE, VWM
Moore,
Matthew H. Sketches of the
Pioneers of Methodism in North Carolina and Virginia.
Nashville, TN:
Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1884.
314 p.
Biographical essays showing the
lives of 29 exemplary and influential Methodist
clergymen
in Virginia and North Carolina in the 18th and 19th
centuries.
TWE, VCB, VHI, VWM
Pell,
Edward Leigh, ed. A Hundred
Years of Richmond Methodism: The
Story as Told at the
Centennial Conference
of 1899. Richmond, VA: The
Idea Publishing Co., 1899. 224
p. ill.
PEQ, TWE, VWM
Sweet,
William Warren. Virginia
Methodism: A History. Richmond, VA: Whittet
& Shepperson,
1955. 427 p.
ill. index.
Well researched, thoroughly readable history of the Methodist movement in
Virginia.
Sweet
observes, "Colonial Virginia was the first important seed plot of American
Methodism." p.
44.
PEQ, TWE, VAJ, VCB, VCN, VWM
PRESBYTERIANS
Brimm,
Henry M. and William M.E. Rachel, eds. Yesterday
and Tomorrow in the Synod of Virginia.
Richmond, VA:
The Synod of Virginia, 1962.
131 p.
A focused and pleasing study with
six chapters dealing with various aspects of Virginia
Presbyterian history and life, early
beginnings, doctrinal controversies, moral issues
including slavery, women ministries,
education, and evangelism.
TWE
Foote,
William Henry. Sketches of
Virginia, Historical and Biographical (First Series).
Richmond, VA:
John Knox Press, 1966. 616 p. index.
A religious history of Virginia focusing on prominent Presbyterian clergy
in the western
and
central parts of the state.
TWA, TWE, TWI, VCN, VCW, VHI, VNS, VPL, VWM
__________________.
Sketches of Virginia, Historical and Biographical (Second Series).
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1856. 596 p.
Historical essays, largely biographical, of early Virginia Presbyterian
clergy illustrating
the struggle for religious liberty.
PEQ, TWE, VWM
Graham,
James R. The Planting of the
Presbyterian Church in Northern Virginia Prior to the Organization
of Winchester Presbytery, December
4, 1794. Winchester, VA: The Geo. F. Norton Publishing
Co., 1904.
167 p.
Briefly traces the establishment and development of Presbyterian churches
in northern
Virginia
up to the late 1800s; also includes individual church histories.
TWE, VCW, VWM
Henry,
William Wirt. The Presbyterian
Church and Religious Liberty in Virginia.
Richmond, VA:
Whittel & Shepperson, 1900.
18 p. ill.
A brief but well-written essay examining the establishment of religious
liberty and the
part Presbyterian churches
played in that effort.
TWE, VCW, VWM
Hudson,
William E. "The Least of
These:" Beneficences of the
Synod of Virginia. Richmond,
VA:
Presbyterian Committee of
Publication, 1926. 152
p. ill.
To promote increased stewardship, this little study is a presentation of
the 1926
statewide Presbyterian beneficent budget, so "…as to let our people see the
unparalleled work
which is being done
and the tremendous need which it presents."
TWE
Irvine,
Mary D. Pioneer Women of the
Presbyterian Church, United States. Richmond,
VA:
Presbyterian
Committee of Publication, 1927.
397 p. ill.
The chapter on Virginia starts with
a brief history of Presbyterians in Virginia, focusing
on prominent
Presbyterian women, then offers a survey of the growth and
accomplishments of
the various
women's societies by presbytery.
TWE
Johnson,
Thos. Cary.
Virginia Presbyterians and Religious Liberty in Colonial and
Revolutionary
Times. Richmond, VA:
Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1907. 128 p. ill.
index.
A well-written documented study of the contribution of Virginia
Presbyterians to the
cause of religious
liberty from 1607 to
1791.
TWE, VWM
Squires,
William Henry T. The
Presbyterian Church in the Colony of Virginia, 1562-1788.
[Richmond, VA?:
By the author, 1938. 17 p.
A brief history, well-documented, of
the Presbyterian Church from its earliest
times to the first meeting of the Presbyterian Synod of Virginia in 1788.
TWE
_____________________.
John Thompson: Presbyterian Pioneer.
1921.
The life and work of a prominent Presbyterian evangelist/pioneer in
Virginia.
TWE
_____________________.
The Rise of Presbyterianism in Tidewater, Virginia.
Norfolk, VA:
Rev. W.H.T. Squires, 1919. 7
p.
Focuses on the beginnings of
Presbyterian churches in Tidewater and the Eastern
Shore, largely
due to revival that came into the area around 1800.
TWE, VWM
Tucker,
John Randolph. Influence of
Presbyterian Polity on Civil and Religious Liberty in Virginia:
An
Address Delivered Before The
Centennial Meeting of the Synod of Virginia at New Providence
Church, Rockbridge Co., Va.,
October 24, 1888. Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1889.
46 p.
In a clear and concise manner the author analyzes the influence of
Presbyterian
pioneers on the development of religious
liberty in Virginia in the 17th and 18th centuries
TWE, VWM
White,
Henry Alexander. Southern
Presbyterian Leaders. New York:
The Neale Publishing Co.,
1911. 476 p.
ill. index.
Beginning with a survey of colonial ecclesiastical history, this
significant study examines
the contributions of many leaders of
the day, including several Virginia Presbyterians:
Frances Makemie, John Craig, John Blair,
William Robinson, Samuel Davies, James
Waddell, William Graham, and Robert Lewis
Dabney
among others.
TWE, VCW
Wilson,
Howard McKnight. Presbyterian
Beginnings in Lower Tidewater Virginia.
[Staunton, VA:]
By the author, 1973.
57 p.
A well-presented, insightful history of the beginnings of the
Presbyterian Church in the
Norfolk area, in the context of
Virginian Presbyterian church expansion.
TWE
QUAKERS
Gragg,
Larry Dale. Migration in Early
America: The Virginia Quaker
Experience. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI
Research Press, 1980. 135 p. tables
bib. index.
Compiles detailed statistical data from Quaker church records showing
age, gender,
and marital status of Quaker immigrants in Virginia, with relevant economic and
cultural factors related to their history.
VCB, VNS, VOD, VPL, VCW, VWM
ROMAN CATHOLICS
Bailey,
James Henry. A History of the
Diocese of Richmond, the Formative Years.
Richmond, VA:
Diocese
of Richmond, 1956. 249
p. ill.
index.
This well-researched study traces
the history of Roman Catholicism in Virginia starting
with
early efforts of the Jesuits in the Chesapeake Bay area in the late 1500s and
the
development of
the Richmond Diocese between 1820 and 1872 when it achieved its
present
geographic expanse.
TWE, VCN, VWM
Guilday,
Peter. The Catholic Church in
Virginia (1815-1822). New York:
The United States Catholic Historical
Society, 1924. 159 p.
index.
A detailed, well researched account
of the "Norfolk Schism," an early movement
advocating a
separated American Catholic Church prior to the official establishment of
the
Diocese of Richmond.
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Lewis,
Clifford M. and Albert J. Loomie. The
Spanish Jesuit Mission in Virginia, 1570-1572.
Chapel
Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina
Press, 1953. 294 p.
ill. bib.
index.
A most interesting and detailed investigation using the earliest records
available,
showing the early attempts by the Spanish to
establish a Jesuit mission in the Chesapeake
Bay region with maps and historical cartography of the Chesapeake.
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Magri,
F. Joseph. The Catholic Church
in the City and Diocese of Richmond. Richmond,
VA:
Whittet and
Shepperson, 1906. 150 p.
ill.
"…[this] must always
remain a fundamental starting-point and an indispensable outline
for any student
of Virginia's
Catholic history." From James
Bailey, A History of the Diocese of
Richmond, the Formative Years, 1956.
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UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST
Funkhouser,
A. P. History of the Church of
the United Brethren in Christ, Virginia Conference.
Dayton, VA:
Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1921.
315 p. ill.
index.
Traces the roots, migration, and
development of the United Brethren in Christ
congregations
from Europe into Virginia from the early 1800s up to 1921.
Includes a
detailed
listing
of United Brethren in Christ clergy and "A Digest of the Conference
Minutes," year by year.
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