The great sin and danger of striving with God
Subtitle: a sermon preached at Wethersfield, December 13th, 1782, at the funeral of Mrs. Lydia Beadle, wife of the late William Beadle, and their four children, who were all murdered by his own hands on the morning of the 11th instant
By: by John Marsh, A.M., pastor of the First Church in Wethersfield ; to which is annexed a letter, from a gentleman in Wethersfield to his friend, containing a narrative of the life of William Beadle, (so far as it is known) and the particulars of the massacre of himself and his family.
Contributors: Mitchell, Stephen Mix, 1743-1835.; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed and sold by N. Coverly
Published: 1788
Place of publication: Middleborough, (County of Plymouth)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Beadle, William, 1730?-1782; Beadle, Lydia, 1750?-1782; Mass murder -- Wethersfield (Conn.) -- Early works to 1800; Family -- Religious life -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800; Funeral sermons -- Early works to 1800
Other titles: Sermon preached at Wethersfield, December 13th, 1782
Notes: Evans 21216
The murders took place in 1782; the 1st ed. of the sermon was published in 1783.
The letter containing a narrative of the life of William Beadle, p. [26]-38, is by Stephen Mix Mitchell.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-E⁴.