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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 233
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"the memoiual stone." 223 ment, even in time of war. Did no good citizens in England disapprove of their war upon the Colonies ? or their opium war with China ? or the Crimean war.? Did no good citizen disapprove of our war with England in 1812 .?" or our war with Mexico ? " Did Paul approve of all the acts of his govern- ment when he wrote the passages to the Eomans, already quoted ? If he did, he approved the acts of a government at which it has been thought virtu- ous ever since to shudder. These passages say not a word of these things, and if the minister sticks to his text, he will not. Again : the true interpreta- tion of them is true always. Therefore, either they do not teach the doctrine of passive obedience, or they condemn the revolutions of 1648 and 1688, in England, and the revolution of 1776, in America. Again : the true interpretation is true everywhere. Eternal truth is universal. The Bible is for all the earth. Ministers then, rightly interpreting these texts, will, in every land, and under every govern- ment of earth, say the same thing if they speak according to the oracles of Grod," Yet how many ministers, discoursing on these words, remind us of the saying of Daniel Webster: " too many ministers get their text from the Bible and their sermon from the newspapers ;" verify the statement of Toplady, — '' few men are more prone to dabble in politics than some divines ; and it must be added, few men in general have acquitted themselves more lamely than these reverend daubers with untempered mortar ;" —
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0233. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 233. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n237/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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