SERMONS - University of Tennessee, Knoxville

SoutHeRn MAnuScRipt SeRMonS BefoRe 1800
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] Jan 7, 1796,” and “Preached
in St Paul’s, B[altimore] A M, Jan’y 10, 1796. At Easton [Christ Church, Easton,
Maryland], May 19, 1799. Xt Ch & St Paul’s, [Baltimore] Decr. 28, [18]06.” Page 30
of the sermon is written inside the front cover.
Keywords: religion, gloomy; resurrection; patience; joy, compatible with piety;
worldliness; Bible, study of; moderation; charity;
136. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“For Christmas.” [1788] 1 + 14 + 1pp. [Acc. No. 1793]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: St Luke, Ch 1, Ver 68. “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath
visited & redeemed his people.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] Decr. 24, [17]88,” and “Preached
at St Peter’s & Xt Ch, Phila Decr. 25, [17]88. at Fell’s-Point, [Baltimore] P M, [Dec.]
25, [17]93. Little’s, [Dec.] 27, [1793]. Xt Church, [Baltimore] A M, [Dec.] 25, 1802.
St Paul’s, [Baltimore] [Dec. 25], [180]9.” The sermon ends on page 13, with an
invitation to Holy Communion. A subsequent ending, appealing for charity to the
poor in the wintry season, is inside the front cover, facing the first page. The last
page of the sermon contains a list of baptisms to be recorded in the parish register.
Keywords: free will; redemption by Christ; Holy Communion; charity;
137. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“For Christmas.” [1793] 1 + 30 + 1 blank pp. [Acc. No. 1970]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Matt: Ch 1, V 20. “For that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] Decr. 24, 1793,” and “Preached
in St Paul’s, B[altimore] A M, & at [words ‘Fell’s Point, P M’ struck out] Dec. 25,
[17]93. Xt Church, [Baltimore, Dec. 25, 17]99. [The same] A M, [18]06.” Page 30
of the sermon is written inside the front cover. This sermon is on the mystery of
incarnation and its purposes and results. The sermon ends with an exhortation
to partake of communion and show charity to the poor. The last sentence is
unfinished. The use of abbreviations may suggest some haste in completion of the
final pages of the sermon.
Keywords: Incarnation; Virgin Mary; Blessed Virgin; Christ, divine and human
nature of; man, union of soul and body;
138. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“For Christmas.” [1797] 1 + 1 blank + 29 + 1 blank pp. [Acc. No. 2127]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
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