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Richard De Charms <ref name="term_37110" />
<p> a minister of the New [[Jerusalem]] Church, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1797. In early life he was a printer; graduated at Yale College in 1826; the year previous studied Swedenborgianism under [[Thomas]] Worcester, D.D., at the same time superintending the publication of the New Jerusalem Magazine; continued his theological researches in Baltimore, Md., and there began to preach in 1828, his first sermon, considered a masterpiece, being published, and afterwards reprinted in London. Its title was The Paramount Importance of [[Spiritual]] Things. After a year of pastoral labor in Bedford, Pennsylvania, he went to London, studied under [[Reverend]] Samuel Noble, and on returning, in 1832, became pastor of the First New Jerusalem Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, and conducted a periodical called The Precursor. Subsequently he preached in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York. In his latter days be devoted much attention to various mechanical contrivances and inventions of his own. He died March 20, 1864. He was the author of Sermons Illustrating the [[Doctrine]] of the Lord: '''''—''''' Series of Lectures [[Delivered]] at Charleston, S.C.: '''''—''''' The New Churchman: '''''—''''' and Freedom and Slavery in the Light of the New Jerusalem. See Appleton's Annual Cyclop. 1864, page 598. </p>

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<ref name="term_37110"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/de+charms,+richard Richard De Charms from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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