Restless thy spirit, poor wandering sinner

Author: A. Broaddus

Broaddus, Andrew. (Caroline County, Virginia, November 4, 1770--December 1, 1848, Salem, Virginia). Baptist. Reared an Episcopalian; became Baptist, 1789. Honorary D.D., 1843, Columbian College, Washington, D.C., "humbly refused." Ordained October 16, 1791. Pastorates at Burrus, 1793-1820; while at Burrus also served Bethel, Fredericksburg, Upper Zion, Beulah, and Mangohick on rotational basis; Salem, 1820-1848; Upper King and Queen, 1827-1848, all in Viriginia. Author of The Age of Reason and Revelation (1795) (a reply to Paine's attack on Christianity); A Bible History for Schools and Families (Baltimore, 1816); Help for Children: Three Plain and Easy Catechisms (American Baptist Publication Society, n.d.). Edited Christian Baptist (1826-… Go to person page >