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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 249
Uncorrected OCR. Name spellings, dates, symbols and column order may be wrong. Verify against the original scan. Includes an alphabetical past-member list, death dates and explanations of death and dismissal symbols. Also contains sermons and church history. A dismissal to another church is not a death.
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"the memorial stone." 239 within its walls ; no human science, no learning or art of this world ; no case or interest which begins or ends with man ; but the holy faith of the Son of God and the truth as it is in Jesus." Any other course than this we believe degrades the Church by making her the partner of the State, and at length its tool and servant. This accomplished, and her dishonor and degradation are complete. Polluted by the hand of secular power ; her fair robes rent and soiled ; her head bowed and crownless ; her hands chained to Caesar's chariot wheels ; behold the once fair bride of Christ ! Such a course of necessity divides the Church. It is the procuring and i)rolific cause of ecclesiastical schism. Breaking down the partition wall, the world comes in upon her like a flood. The excitements and storms shaking the State, sweep over and convulse the Church. How fully does the history of the Church, especially in our own country, manifest this fact : once introduce questions agitating the commonwealth into the sanctuary — once sow this wind, and you reap the whirlwind. You light the flame which burns out spirituality and Christian charity ; start the wedge that drives through and disrupts whole denomina- tions of Christians ; seize the sword that rends in twain the seamless -robe, and hews the perfect body of Christ. Hence the jealous care with which the Apostles guarded the infant Church from the political conflicts of their day. Hence their refusal to iden- tify the Christian Church with the government of
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0249. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 249. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n253/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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