Dowling, John. Conference Hymns: A New Collection of Hymns [Baptist, 1849]

Dowling, John. Conference Hymns: A New Collection of Hymns, designed especially for Conference and Prayer Meetings, and Family Worship. New York: Edward H. Fletcher, 1849. Fourth Thousand. [8482] Teal cloth spine, paper over boards, paper worn with some loss, 3 x 4 1/2 inches, 304 pp., counted and complete. Two inscriptions on the front end papers: "Vincy Miller's Book given by Phebe Miller, Wallingford, Connecticut" and "Vincy Ann Miller was the sister of Mr. E. B. Miller & is buried in Bloomington cemetery." Good. Hardcover. Starr, A Baptist Bibliography, D2452. WorldCat with 7 locations."In 1849 John Dowling (1807-1878), a native of England who emigrated to America in 1832, published Conference Hymns: A New Collection of Hymns. Dowling served as pastor of churches in Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. At the time of the publication of A New Collection of Hymns, he was pastor of the Berean Baptist Church in New York City. "The stated purposes of his book are, '