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February 1703 A.D. Gilbert
Tennant Born—Irish Presbyterian Revivalist & Sectarian
Gilbert Tennant (1703 to 1764)
Presbyterian
He Split America's Presbyterians
Birth of Gilbert Tennent in County Armagh, Ireland.
At age 15 he emigrated to America. He received most of his theological training
under his father (who founded the "log college"). A bold revivalist
and pastor, he preached his most famous sermon, "Dangers of an Unconverted
Ministry" in 1740. Because of his strong stand on the Word of God and
sharp words, he was the center of controversy most of his life and split the
Presbyterian church (a split he later tried to patch up). He was influential in
the Great Awakening and a friend of George Whitefield.
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