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424. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“No. 3. The Rich man & Lazarus.” [1796] 1 + 31pp. [Acc. No. 2079]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: St Luke, Ch 16, V 27, 28. “Then he said, I pray thee, therefore, Father, that
thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have five brethren; that he may
testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto
him, ‘they have Moses & the prophets; let them hear them.’”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Preached in St Paul’s, B[altimore], A M, July
3, [17]96. [St. Paul’s] & Xt Ch [, Baltimore], Aug 4, [18]05.” The date of composition
was not noted by Bend, but the title of the sermon and the dates of other sermons
in the series places it between May 21 and June 16 of 1796. This is the third of four
sermons on the same text. See accession numbers 2076, 2077, and 2080. In this
sermon, Bend makes extensive use of underlining for emphasis. The sermon is dogeared,
but the text is not damaged. The text is written inside the front cover. Bend
originally started to copy the whole parable but wrote out only verses 19 and 20,
which he then crossed out. The sermon ends on the outside of the back cover.
Keywords: Lazarus, parable of the rich man and; parable of the Rich man and
Lazarus; mankind, different conditions of; envy; selfishness; charity; natural
religion; morality; commandments, respect for; atonement; Holy Communion;
425. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“Rising generation exhorted.” [1800] 1 + 30 + 1pp. [Acc. No. 2158]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Chron, Ch 28, V 9. “And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God
of thy father, & serve him with a perfect heart & with a willing mind; for ye Lord
searcheth all hearts, & understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: If thou
seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Scr[ipsit] Novr. 22, 1798,” and “Preached
in Xt Church & St Paul’s, [Baltimore,] Aug 10, 1800 (the date could be either Aug.
10 or 18, but August 10 was a Sunday in 1800). St Paul’s, [Baltimore,] A M, July 9,
[180]9.” This sermon urges the younger members of the congregation not to forsake
the church of their fathers for new sects; it contains several warnings against deism,
etc. Page 30 of the sermon is written inside the front cover. The last page of the
sermon contains a list of baptisms to be recorded in the parish register.
Keywords: Deism; Solomon; juvenile conduct, regulation of; parents,
responsibilities of; education; religion, neglect of; atheism; religious duties;
hypocrisy; duties, religious;
426. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“Sacred to the Memory of George Washington.” [1800] 1 + 66 + 1 blank pp. [Acc. No. 2183]
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