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Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, A Colored Man

Name: Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis, A Colored Man
Author: Noah Davis

Noah Davis

Read by Bryan Ness · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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The Object of the Writer (1:27)
Ch. 1 - Early Life in Virginia -- Example of Pious Parents. (4:41)
Ch. 2 - Apprenticed to the Shoe-making -- Learns housework -- Intemperance -- "A negro can't be trusted" -- Learning How to Write and Cipher (6:10)
Ch. 3 - Religious Experience -- Conviction and Conversion (9:12)
Ch. 4 - Marriage -- License to Preach -- Purchase of Freedom -- Call to Baltimore (10:39)
Ch. 5 - Experience in Baltimore -- Education -- Purchase of a Wife and two Children -- Great Distress of Mind -- Generous Assistance -- Church Matters (10:23)
Ch. 6 - A New Movement in Baltimore -- Erection of a Meeting House for the African Baptist Church -- Heavy Indebtedness -- Account of the Enterprise (18:10)
Ch. 7 - Account of a Visit to the northern Cities -- True Friends (11:24)
Ch. 8 - Conclusion -- Object of this Book -- Sermon (15:34)