Beadnall, James - 3, 1756

File — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The American Catholic Sermon collection was formed from manuscript sermons from the Woodstock College Archives, the Maryland Province Archives, and the Georgetown University Archives. It consists of some 456 autograph manuscript sermons, two contemporary written transcriptions, and four printed items (some only fragments) by 44 different preachers, including 55 texts by Archbishop John Carroll and seven by Georgetown's first president, Rev. Robert Plunkett. The sermons are arranged alphabetically by preacher's last name.

Dates

1756

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Beadnall, James No title. Text: "Ecce breves anni transeunt, & semitam [per quam non] revertar, ambulo. Behold the Short Years pass away, & we walk the ways, [we never] shall return. Job. 16.23." Alternate text: "See therefore, Brethren, how you walk warily: not as unwise, but as wise: [redeem]ing the Time, because the Days are Evil. Ephes: 5.16." 8 pages. Imperfect: edges badly frayed and damaged, with loss of text. Notes at head: "1756 1768 N. Town" (in an unidentifies hand): "New Years' day." Note at end: "Columb. T. l. p. 180" Based on the "Sermon VIII. Pour le jour de la circoncision" by the French Jesuit Rev. Claude de La Colombiere. Cf., for instance, La Colombiere's Sermons prechez devant son altesse royal Madame la duchesse d'York Tome premier. Lyon: Chez Anisson & Posuelm 1716, pp. 180-202. Georgetown University. Woodstock College Archives.