We are proud and excited to present what is a truly historical find. This is the collected hand-written Sermons and Addresses of Rev. Henry Boynton that he delivered from 1824 to 1866 in New York State.

Rev. Boynton was a supply Minister for the Congregational Church, although he gladly gave his services to all Protestant denominations. These amazing sermons, in their passion and heart-felt religious emotion, represent the highest and the best that came out of what is called, historically, The Second Great Awakening.

These are all original hand-written manuscripts, hitherto unrecognized to history. Their presentation here is the first that they have seen the light of day since Rev. Boynton delivered them so long ago.

Included with the Sermons and Addresses is Rev. Boynton's Marriage Record Book, in which are recorded over 200 marriages that he presided over from 1832 to 1866. These records contain, of course, the names of the married couples, but also the names of witnesses, where the marriages were performed, and sometimes a few brief particulars about the persons involved.

Of especial note, and of important historical significance, are the four Anti-Slavery Sermons, or addresses , that Rev. Boynton delivered. Slavery was the great issue that divided the country. Attempts by Abolitionists to discuss this publicly were akin to a person applying a match to a pile of tinder, the subject was so explosive.

Rev. Boynton not only labored in Upstate New York as a Congregational Supply Minister, but also worked as a direct representative of the Anti-Slavery Society. He was a publicly announced Abolitionist, and even though his work was in the North, their were a great many there, still, whose sympathies lay with the South, or who were either afraid of the Abolitionists or contemptuous of them. Riots sometimes occurred when Abolitionists attempted rallies and meetings. Any person publicly speaking on behalf of the Anti-Slavery Societies risked not only ridicule, but possible physical injury from those who feared such change.

Rev. Boynton was a truly devout Christian, fervently spreading the word of God; but he was equally a staunch and outspoken Abolitionist who courageously dared to raise his voice on behalf of African Americans, demanding the immediate abolition of slavery and the establishment of equality and parity for all blacks in America.

The link that follows below takes you to our Me Page whereon we have transcribed  two of the Anti-Slavery Sermons that Rev. Boynton delivered in various places from 1836 to 1847. It is hard to imagine anyone reading or hearing Rev. Boynton's words and not being stirred in conscience to heartfelt action.

Transcripts of  Rev. Boynton's two Large Anti-Slavery Sermons