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County] June 10, [17]94. in St Paul’s, B[altimore] P M, July 13, [17]94. at Elkridge-
Landing, [in Queen Caroline Parish, Howard County, but during a period when
the parish was defunct] Novr. 28, [17]94. in St Paul’s & Xt Church, [Baltimore]
Octr. 12, 1800. [The same churches] June 25, [18]09.” The last page of the sermon
contains a list of baptisms to be recorded in the parish register. A loose insert with
pages numbered 31-34, urges the partaking of Communion. The front and back
covers are separated and loose. Page 30, written inside the front cover, has a ragged
edge, but the text is complete. The back cover, page 29, also has a ragged edge, but
only one letter is lost, and the test is clear. The front cover has a note by Bend to
omit the last verse of Psalm 116 and the last of Psalm 32 on Sept. 18, 1791.
Keywords: sin; righteousness; worldliness; communion;
182. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“The ear & the eye — proofs of the existence of a God, & of our obligation to obey
his laws.” [1798] 1 + 1 blank + 27 + 2 blank + 1 pp. [Acc. No. 2091]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Prov: Ch 22, V 12. “The hearing ear, & the seeing eye; the Lord hath made
even both of them.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Scr[ipsit]. Sep. 15, 1796,” and “Preached
in St Paul’s & Xt Church, [Baltimore,] May 6, 1798.” The last page of the sermon
contains a list of baptisms to be recorded in the parish register. The numerous
abbreviations in this sermon may indicate Bend’s haste in writing it. Bend did
not preach the sermon until two years after he wrote it, perhaps indicating
dissatisfaction. Some passages show the influence of rational religion.
Keywords: God, existence of; religion, truth of; truth in religion; revelation,
divine; divine revelation; reason, human; human reason; Solomon; Jacob’s dream;
philosophers, mistakes of ancient; nature, as teacher; society, as teacher;
183. BEND, JOSEPH GROVE JOHN. (MD; Epis.; 1762-1812; ord. 1787)
“On early piety.” [1789] 1 + 1 blank + 26 + 1 blank + 1pp. [Acc. No. 1792]
Repository: F. Garner Ranney Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland,
Baltimore, MD
Bib. Ref.: Eccl: Ch 12, Ver 1. “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.”
Commentary: Notes on the cover read “Fin[ished] Decr. 19th, 1788,” and “Preached
in St Pet[er’s] & Xt Ch, [Philadelphia] Jan’ry 11, 1789. St Paul’s, [Philadelphia] P
M, Mar. 15, [1789]. Trenton, [NJ] P M, May 24, [1789]. at Newark, [NJ] May 9,
1790. in Trinity [Church], New-York, [May] 16, [1790]. St Paul’s, Baltimore, Ap’l
17, [17]91. at [St Paul’s] Chapel, Decr. 20, [17]93. Preached in Xt Church & St
Paul’s, [Baltimore] Jan’y 1, 1797. [In the same churches], [Jan’y 1,] 1804. St Paul’s,
[Baltimore], [Jan.1] P.M.[180]9.” This sermon was preached in St. Paul’s, Baltimore
on April 17, 1791, before Bend’s election as rector, June 17, 1791; this presumably
indicates his fondness for this sermon. Three leaves between pages 24 and 25 have
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