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a list of baptisms to be recorded in the parish register. The cover of the sermon is
detached and worn at the hinge, with a loss of two letters of the first line on the
inside back cover, page 27. Two pages, between pages 19 and 20, are blank. The
sermon is difficult to read because it was apparently written in haste with the use of
many abbreviations and symbols.
Keywords: reputation, value of;
257. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“No. 3. The Good Samaritan.” [1794] 1 + 1 blank + 29 + 1 blank pp. [Acc. No. 2012]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: St Luke, Ch 10, V 36, 37. “Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
neighbour unto him, that fell among the thieves? And he said, He that showed
mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, `Go & do thou likewise.’”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] Decr. 13, 1794,” and “Preached
in St Paul’s, B[altimore], A M, Decr. 14, 1794. Xt Ch & St P[aul’]s, [Baltimore] Sep.
6, 1801. St Paul’s, [Baltimore] Feb. 10, [18]11.” A four-page prayer, compiled by
Bend from prayers and litanies, was found loose in this sermon, but does not seem
associated with it and is now cataloged separately. An unusual (admiring) reference
to a parishioner occurs on page 12 of the sermon: “[events might] convert even a
Howard into a ferocious Nero.” John Eager Howard, a Revolutionary War general,
was a prominent vestryman and benefactor of St. Paul’s Parish and, in 1786, gave
the land for the rectory in which Bend lived. He was also the governor of Maryland
and a U.S. senator.
Keywords: Samaritan, good; providence, divine; Howard, John Eager; enemies, love
of; parable of the Good Samaritan; Good Samaritan, parable of;
258. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“Goodness & mercy of God manifested to all.” [1796] 1 + 1 + 29 + 1pp. [Acc. No.
2082]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Psalm: 145, V 9. “The Lord is good to all; & his tender mercies are over all
his works.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Scr[ipsit] July 7, [17]96,” and “Preached in
St Paul’s, B[altimore], P M, July 10, [17]96. Xt Ch [, Baltimore], Oct. 21 & St Paul’s,
[Baltimore] Oct 28, [18]04. St Paul’s, [Baltimore] P M, D[ec.] 9: [18]11.” December
9, 1811, was a Monday. Bend probably wrote down “9” instead of “8” by mistake.
Bend also noted on the front cover that this sermon was written for advent, yet
it was preached in that season only once, in 1811. In this sermon, Bend made
extensive use of underlining for emphasis. Bend’s section 4 continues the emphasis
of the five sermons composed previously on the obligations of wealth and the need
for charity. See accession numbers 2076, 2077, 2079, 2080, and 2081. The last page
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