A Discourse Occasioned by the Burning of the Theatre in the City of Richmond, Virginia

by Archibald Alexander

Publisher:

John Welwood Scott

, 1812

Overview

On December 26, 1811, a fire swept through the theater in Richmond, Virginia, burning it to the ground and killing dozens of people inside. This sermon was delivered two weeks later at the Third Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia on January 8, 1812 at the request of students from Virginia who attended the University of Pennsylvania. This sermon not only serves as a tribute to those whose lives were lost, but also recounts the biblical themes of grief and lament.

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Key Features

• Tribute to those whose lives were lost
• Recounts the biblical themes of grief and lament

Product Details

• Title: A Discourse Occasioned by the Burning of the Theatre in the City of Richmond, Virginia
• Author: Archibald Alexander
• Publisher: Wilwood Scott
• Publication Date: 1812
• Pages: 28

About Archibald Alexander

Archibald Alexander (1772–1851) an American educator and theologian, he was President of Hampton-Sydney College (Virginia) from 1797 to 1806. In 1807 he became pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. He received the Doctor of Divinity in 1810 from the College of New Jersey. He is most noted as founder and first principal of Princeton Seminary serving there from 1812 to 1840. As principal and professor of theology, he is considered the first of the great “Princeton theologians.” He continued as professor at Princeton until his death in 1851. He was buried in Princeton Cemetery.