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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 230
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220 REV. MR. CARROLL'S SERMON, But to go further than this, — when leading the devo- tions of an entire jjeople, to intone the shiholeth of a party ; when failing to represent the desires and wants common to all, and spiritual, to become the high priest of a party before Grod's throne, exj^ressing what is partial and political ; to dictate to the All- Wise and Most High God, the time and way in which His plans shall be executed, — this I never can do.* Nor do I preach politics. In all places and at all times I have opposed, to the full extent of my ability, the introduction of civil, secular, and political ques- tions into the house of God. I do not mean neces- sarily party politics, or those that play directly into party hands, but also that mingling of public and political affairs with the ministrations of the pulj^it, which brings up and discusses in this sacred place and time, those topics of secular interest which occupy the minds of worldly men during the week. My rea- sons for this course I can here only indicate ; a course * The Boston "Congregationalist," under the heading, Harangvdng in Prayer, says, " He who uses the form and attitude of prayer to ventilate his individual opinions upon puVjhc poHcy, to animadvert upon public measures and public men, to lecture the assembly upon its duty, or to forestall its. action, to harangue his fellowworshippcrs as auditors' or to ofifer a disquisition upon tlie state of affairs — in a word, he who makes prayer any other than a reverential expression to Almghty God of feelings and desires that maj' be fairly assumed to be common to the Christian consciousness whose mouth-piece he is, not only violates the conventional proprieties of public prayer, but gives offense to de- vout minds, and occasion for cavil to the undevout, and is guilty of irreverence toward Almighty God."
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0230. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 230. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n234/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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