No orders of service from either of Charles G. Finney's pastorates are extant. However, orders of service from the First Church in Oberlin, Ohio, are available from the pastorate of Finney's successor, James Brand, dating from the 1890s-a full twenty-five years after Finney's retirement. In addition, sermon notes (c. 1850) from Finney's son-in-law, James Monroe, containing order-of-service outlines, are also available. The orders of service described in Monroe's notes correspond to the...
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