Psalm-tunes, periwigs, and bastards :ministerial authority in early eighteenth century Durham: Historical New Hampshire / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

Title:

Psalm-tunes, periwigs, and bastards :ministerial authority in early eighteenth century Durham: Historical New Hampshire / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.

Author:

Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1981.

Physical Description:

p. 255 - 279.

Source:

Vol. 36, No. 4 (Winter, 1981) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

Hugh Adams served as Durham's Congregational minister during 1716-38. The record of his ministry sheds considerable light on the relationship of church to community in an 18th-century New Hampshire town. Adams's introduction of regular singing was a notable accomplishment given the bitterness aroused elsewhere by the controversy over orderly singing. His futile crusade against periwigs, however, reveals the limits of his authority in secular matters. In addition, his ministry to the lowly and outcast, and his support of an unwed mother, in particular, caused considerable controversy, but it also helped win over many women to the church at the time.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Congregationalism. , Clergy.

Locations:

Oyster River (N.H.) History.
Durham (N.H.) History.

People:

Adams, Hugh, active 1731-1732.

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