SERMONS - University of Tennessee, Knoxville

SoutHeRn MAnuScRipt SeRMonS BefoRe 1800
Bib. Ref.: St Luke, Ch 11, V 6. “And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] Decr. 19, 1792,” and “Preached
in St Paul’s, B[altimore] A M, Decr. 30, 1792. Xt Church & St Paul’s, [Baltimore]
Decr. 28, 1800. St Paul’s & Xt Ch, [Baltimore] Dec. 25, 1808.” As this sermon was
preached only on Sundays, it appears that no services—or none with sermons—
were held on Christmas Day during that period. The sermon ends with an
exhortation to partake of communion.
Keywords: Holy Communion; Christ, opposition to; Jews, beliefs of; crucifixion;
idolatry; Christianity, rejection of; Christianity, benefits of accepting;
225. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“For the Epiphany.” [1793] 1 + 30 + 1pp. [Acc. No. 1926]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Luke: Ch 3, V 4 & 5 [sic 4, 5, & 6]. “The Voice of one crying in the
wilderness, ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make his paths straight. Every valley
shall be filled, & every mountain & hill shall be brought low; & the crooked shall
be made straight, & the rough ways shall be made smooth; & all flesh shall see the
salvation of God.’”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] Jan 5, 1793,” and “Preached in St
Paul’s, B[altimore] A M, Jan’y 6, 1793. Xt Ch & St Paul’s, [Baltimore, Jan.] 11, 1801.
[The same, Jan.] 10, [180]8.” Page 30 is written inside the front cover of the sermon.
The last page of the sermon contains a list of baptisms to be recorded in the parish
register.
Keywords: Epiphany; John the Baptist; worldliness; Wise Men; Christianity, growth
of; religion, demise of ancient;
226. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“For the Thanksgiving-day, 1792.” [1792] 1 + 1 blank + 29 + 1 + 20pp. [Acc. No. 1915]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Psalm 103, V 2, 3, 4, 5. “Bless the Lord, O my soul, & forget not all his
benefits; who forgiveth all yne [thine] iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases. Who
redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness &
tender mercies; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so yt [that] youth is
renewed like the eagle’s.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “1792,” and “Preached in St Paul’s, Balto.
Nov. 1792 [day not noted]. [The same, Nov.] 5, 1801. Xt Church, [Baltimore, Nov.]
7, 1805.” Twenty additional pages were inserted into the sermon at page 27 in
1801. The last page of the sermon contains a list of baptisms to be recorded in the
parish register. This supplement contains an interesting survey of national blessings
and references to the civic and commercial prosperity of Baltimore, the French
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