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 March 22, 1748, after listening to Backus narrate his conversion experiences and call to the ministry, several church members testified that they had received divine revelations endorsing him as their pastor. Ordained by a group of prominent Separate leaders from eastern Connecticut, Backus ministered to the dissenting community at Titicut for the next six decades.