middle to late 1740s, Jonathan Edwards came down off the mountain and walked through the valley. This particular valley was a conflict with his church that would eventually lead to his ouster. Edwards had noticed that after the revivals his formerly spiritually warm congregation turned cold. In response, among other things, he ended a practice instituted by his grandfather and one with which he had long felt uncomfortable, that of an open Communion table. Stoddard held Communion to be a “converting