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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 243
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" THE MEMORIAL STONE." 233 His special worsliip, and the soul without a home where it may find a momentary truce, in its warrings with the world, even a temporary refuge from the din of party strife; where it may hear concerning a King- dom which is not of this world, and of a rest that remaineth to the people of God ? (3) It is inexijedient. Already invading the sanc- tuaries of our land, it has eaten out the very heart of spirituality, so that a revival of God's work in such Zions is an anomaly ; already does it threaten to usurp a permanently paramount place in the house of God and the hearts of His worshipers, demanding, even now, conformity to its political creed, as essential to Christian fellowship. Thereby Christians are driven away from their spiritual homes in hitter disappoint- ment. They come to hear the things of eternal life ; to be edified, upbuilt. And especially in such days of suffering and sorrow, to enjoy the consolations of the Gospel, and the sweet comfortings of the Spirit. But alas ! they find no oasis now in the house of God ; for wells of salvation and shading palms, only the monotonous waste of burning sand ; for the sincere milk of the Word, only the bitter waters of Marah ; while for the spirit of heaviness there is no garment of praise ; for the wounded spirit, no balm of Gilead. And what is the effect upon loorldlings ? They depart in disgust from the house of God, doubting the reality and value of Religion because of this coun- terfeit and caricature ; and how can the effect U2)on them be otherwise, " when the parishioner sits in his 20
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0243. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 243. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n247/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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