SERMONS - University of Tennessee, Knoxville

SoutHeRn MAnuScRipt SeRMonS BefoRe 1800
The sermon contains a long denunciation of writers against religion (pp. 18-20) and
passing references to education and to the superiority of morality to intellectual
attainments.
Keywords: morality, superiority to intellect; intellect, inferiority to morality;
wickedness, effects of; religion, writers against; dueling, condemnation of;
156. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“Counsel of God & Future Glory.” [1792] 1 + 39pp. [Acc. No. 1870]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Psalm 73, V 24. “Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, & afterward
receive me to glory.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Scr[ipsit] Jan. 28, [17]92,” and “[Funeral
Sermon] Preached for Miss [Ann] Philpot, St Paul’s, B[altimore] Jan 29, [17]92. the
Howards, Elkridge, Ap. 12, [1792]. Mrs [Vincent] Greene, B R neck, [Back River
Neck] Dec 27, [1792]. D Armstrong’s wife, [Isabella] Gov-town [Govanstown] Ap
23, [17]93. Cap’t Mercer, Port-ferry A A C [Anne Arundel County], Ap 24, [17]94.
Carter, Ap 17, [1794]. Mrs. Mayo, St Mts. Wr. [St Margaret’s Westminster Parish,
Anne Arundel County] Dec 10, [17]94. Danl. [Daniel] Gash, Pat-neck [Patapsco
River Neck, Baltimore County] Mar 13, [17]95. Mrs. Stocket, near E Bailey’s, Ap 30,
[17]95. young Mr. [William] Spurrier, [Jr.] E Bland’s, Feb 23, [17]96. Mrs Craxall,
Garn. forest, [Garrison Forest, Baltimore County] Ap 30, [17]96. Mrs. Coop[er
&c [child?] St Paul’s, B[altimore] & Xt Ch Sep. 19, [18]02. Mrs Jones, Elk-ridge,
[perhaps the person entered in St. Paul’s register as “Anne d/o Nuthill Chapman,
buried” Nov. 1, [17]99.” Apparently the sermon originally ended on page 28 or
some subsequent page now lost. Pages 29-38 were evidently added for a particular
funeral of a mother and daughter who died in an epidemic, most likely that noted
on the cover as “Mrs. Cooper &c.” Page 39 of the sermon, an insert for page 27, is
written inside the front cover, and page 38 is written inside the back cover. Several
inserts are filed with this sermon, but they may have been intended as addenda
to this or to some other sermon. A four-page insert, apparently for use at the
funerals of children, is filed with this sermon, but notes on the insert indicate that
it may not have been intended to be used with a funeral sermon of August, 1791
(see accession number 1845) rather than with this sermon. An eight-page insert
may have been an insert for this sermon or for the August 1791 funeral sermon. A
twelve-page addendum intended for use at the funeral of an unnamed elderly lady
may have been intended for this sermon, the August sermon, or possibly an even
earlier sermon. An addendum of eight pages for the funeral of an unnamed person
friend of Bend’s was probably intended for insertion into this sermon, but could
have been used with an earlier sermon. Another eight-page insert was originally
written for the funeral of a young slave owner but was later adapted for general use.
It was probably intended as an addendum to this funeral, but could have been used
with earlier sermons as well. A final four-page addendum, for the funeral of James
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