According to the Universalist Register and Almanac (1840), Elhanan “Winchester preached his first Universalist sermon, 1781.”
Winchester’s first sermon
Personal and cultural reflections, plus the District of Columbia and some Esperanto
Did the rest of this post get cut off? It’s kinda short. If you’re just discovering Winchester I can recommend some more materials on him, interesting guy.
No: that was the post. It was just a carry-over from an old Universalist almanac.
Oh, and I’ve been reading Elhanan Winchester for years, but thank you. I think the best resource is probably from a collateral descendant:
http://www.godstruthfortoday.org/ElhananWinchester/
which is why I don’t bother reproducing it myself.
Hey, great link! Turns out you’ve educated me, much appreciated.