Darkness Falls on the Land of Light: Experiencing Religious Awakenings in Eighteenth-Century New England (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early ... and the University of North Carolina Press)

by Douglas L. Winiarski

On November 27, 1742, local magistrates administered the required oath of allegiance to a group of three dozen men. The tolerance extended by the court transformed New London into a haven for ardent Whitefieldarians from across the colony.