Dr. Watts's catechisms and prayers, for children and youth : To which are added, his Preservative from the sins and follies of childhood and youth. : And a large catalogue of remarkable Scripture names, collected for the use of children, and explained for their better acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures.

Author/creator Watts, Isaac
Format Electronic
EditionFirst Charleston edition.
Publication Info[Charleston, S.C.] : Printed by W.P. Young, Franklin's Head, no. 43, Broad-Street, M.DCC.XCVI. [1796]
Descriptioniv, iv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-24, vi, 1 unnumbered page, 8-84, vi, 1 unnumbered page, 8-46 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, vi, 1 unnumbered page, 9-96 pages ; 17 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition

Other author/creatorMcCalla, Daniel, 1748-1809.
Other author/creatorHollinshead, William, 1748-1817.
Other author/creatorKeith, Isaac Stockton, 1755-1813.
Included WorkWatts, Isaac, 1674-1748 Preservative from the sins and follies of childhood and youth.
Included WorkWestminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.
Uniform titlePlain and easy catechisms for children
SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 50148. ^A478749
Contents "The first set of catechisms and prayers: or, The religion of little children under seven or eight years of age. Collected out of the larger books of prayers and catechisms for children and youth. By I. Watts, D.D. First Charleston edition."--iv, [1], 6-24 p., with separate title page, dated 1795. First published separately (Gould & Morgan 1161).
General noteRe-issue, with added title page and preface, of three catechisms and Watts's "A preservative from the sins and follies of childhood and youth," first issued separately (Gould and Morgan 1161, 1162, 1160, 1222).
General notePreface "To parents and heads of families" (p. [iii]-iv, 1st count) signed by Daniel McCalla, William Hollinshead, and Isaac S. Keith.
General note"The second set of catechisms and prayers: or Some helps to the religion of children, and their knowledge of the Scripture, from seven to twelve years of age. Collected out of the larger books of prayers and catechisms for children and youth. By I Watts, D.D. First Charleston edition."--vi, [1], 8-84 p., with separate title page, dated 1795. First published separately (Gould & Morgan 1162). Includes "The historical catechism for children and youth," p. [43]-75, and "Examples of prayer: composed for children, from 8 to 10 or 12 years old," p. [77]-84.
General note"The Assembly's catechism, with notes: or, The shorter catechism, composed by the Assembly of Divines, at Westminster: with a brief explication of the more difficult words and phrases contained in it, for the instruction of youth. Selected from the larger books of prayers and catechisms for children and youth. By I. Watts, D.D. First Charleston edition:"--vi, [1], 8-46, [2] p., with separate title page, dated 1795. First published separately (Gould & Morgan 1160).
General note"A preservative from the sins and follies of childhood and youth, written by way of question and answer. To which is added, a large catalogue of remarkable Scripture names, collected for the use of children, and explained for their better acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures. Taken out of the larger book of prayers and catechisms for children and youth. By I. Watts, D.D. First Charleston edition:"--v, [2], 8-96 p., with separate title page, dated 1796. First published separately (Gould & Morgan 1222).
References Evans 31576
References Gould & Morgan. South Carolina, 1217
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 50148).
Genre/formCatechisms.
Genre/formPrayer books.
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1796.

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