A preeminent American church historian offers ten biographical sketches of New England church leaders. This book grew out of a series of lectures given at Andover Theological Seminary in 1898 and 1899. In them Walker aimed to present varied and typical representatives of the religious thought of Congregational New England.Presented are biographies of:William BradfordJohn CottonRichard MatherJohn EliotIncrease MatherJonathan EdwardsCharles ChauncySamuel HopkinsLeonard WoodsLeonard Bacon