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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 237
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"the memokial stone." 227 sermons or epistles of the Ajjostles ? No ! Among them it cannot be found. Do you find it in the Sermon on the Mount, or in any of the precepts of Christ ? Surely not in them. On a certain occasion " one of the company said unto* Him, Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me ?" Is the warrant found in His reply : " who made me a judge or divider over you ?" No ; on the contrary, is not that reply a rebuke, or at least a significant hint to ministers, not to "intermed- dle in civil affairs that concern the commonwealth," — a plain intimation, that this is not any more the minister's, than the Master's business. On another occasion, the Pharisees " took counsel how they might entangle Him in His talk." They therefore " sent out to Him their disciples with the Herodians" — a committee from Church and State — fanatical members of the one, and political jiartizans of the other — to learn whether He w^as loyal to Cesar's government. True, He obeyed the laws, and paid His tax, poor as he was, though it required a miracle to do it. But this, it seems, was not sufficient. Neither Pharisaic nor Herodian loyalty can be satisfied until He declares His jiolitical sentiments. Does He declare them ? Docs He seize this most auspicious moment to set Himself right with fanatic or partizan ? Does He improve this occasion, so inviting, by preaching a sermon upon the agitating subject of that day, "is it lawful to give tribute unto Ca3sar, or not ?" Did He discourse on govern-
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0237. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 237. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n241/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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