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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 232

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222  REV.  MR.  Carroll's  sermon,
a  supplement  or  as  a  substitute,  the  presentation  of
"another  gospel,"  be  it  of  side  issues,  or  popular
reforms,  or  "  Sharpe's  rifles."  We  therefor^  believe
the  Divine  message  is  not  delivered,  nor  is  the  Mas-
ter's word  adhered  to,  when  His  servants  substitute
matters  of  state  for  those  of  the  soul ;  the  secular
for  the  sacred  ;  the  political  for  Christ ;  "the  power
of  God  and  wisdom  of  God"  unto  salvation  to  every-
one that  believeth.
But  has  not  the  gospel  to  do  with  man  in  his  rela-
tions to  man,  as  well  as  to  God  ;  in  his  relations  to
human  government,  as  well  as  to  the  divine  ;  with
the  duties  of  a  citizen,  as  well  as  of  a  sinner  .5^  Of
course  it  has.  Then  must  not  the  minister  preach  the
rendering  "unto  Caesar  the  things  which  be  Cjesar's,"
as  "  unto  God  the  things  which  be  God's  ?"  Must
he  not  preach  that  "the  powers  which  be,  are  ordained
of  God :  Whosoever  therefore  resisteth  the  power,  re-
sisteth  the  ordinance  of  God".^  To  be  sure  he  must ;
and  presenting  them  as  the  gospel  does,  neither  de-
grades his  high  calling,  nor  vitiates  the  spirituality
of  his  divine  message,  nor  converts  it  into  a  political
harangue.  For,  "  while  these  passages  put  govern-
ment on  its  right  basis,  they  do  not  inquire  into  the
origin,  rightfulness,  or  excellence  of  any  government ;
nor  do  they  give  the  preacher  in  expounding  them
the  smallest  authority  for  so  doing.  They  take  every
government  on  earth  as  it  is.  It  may  be  good,  or  bad  ;
founded  in  right,  or  wrong.  Nor  do  these  passages
bind  the  citizen   to  approve  every  act  of  his  govern-

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0232. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 232. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n236/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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