An Account of the Execution of Levi Ames
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“There is the gallows, and I shall soon know, dear sir, more than you.”
“If I perish, Lord Jesus, I will perish at thy feet, but the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin.”
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On the eve of the Revolution, a convicted burglar, Levi Ames, was executed at Gallows Bay in Boston, MA in October of 1773. Half of the population of Boston showed up to witness the spectacle of his death. One pastor, Samuel Stillman, was by his side all the way up to the gallows. Since before Ames' conversion in jail till rescuing his body after his death from Harvard doctors, Stillman ministered to the young Ames.
This book is a collection of Stillman's eyewitness record of his execution, and two of the sermons he preached about the events. Attached is also an account of Stillman's ministry to Ames by Samuel Mather and the last speech of Levi Ames himself.
Samuel Stillman was the pastor of First Baptist Boston from 1764-1807. He was known for his eloquent preaching abilities, and for having one of the largest churches in Boston. John Adams, Henry Knox, and John Hancock were known frequenters of his sermons. He was a founding trustee of Rhode Island College (now Brown University) and a founder of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Society. He holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and Brown University. Much of Stillman’s ministry has been forgotten. BHP is in the process of collecting, editing, and publishing his collected sermons.