Historical Sermon: Delivered on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Organization of the Third Presbyterian Church, Sunday, June 14, 1874 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Excerpt from Historical Sermon: Delivered on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Organization of the Third Presbyterian Church, Sunday, June 14, 1874

It seems to be eminently proper, at certain marked epochs, for every community, that has been blessed of the Lord, to review its history, to consider the deal ings of Jehovah with it, and to erect some memorial to His praise. It was in View of such propriety that the incident recorded in the text occurred. The epoch contemplated was the close of the first great period after the entrance of the children of Israel into Canaan. The ministry of Joshua ended a few years after the passage of the Jordan, when the Israelites had peaceful possession of the greater por tion of the promised land. Then commenced the period of the Judges. Again and again did Israel sin, and again and again were they surrendered into the hands of the Philistines for chastisement. But, upon repentance, again and again were they delivered. In the days of Eli, because of grievous transgression, they were again brought in subjection to their ene mies; but, on the great day of Mizpeh, forty-five years after their subjugation, God again wrought a great deliverance. In the day of their victory, inreview of all the past, Samuel took a stone, and set it up between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

The present is a marked epoch in the history of our Church - its Fiftieth Anniversary. Although it is not with us a day of special deliverance still it is the day of the completion of one of those round numbers of years, including many deliverances, that are univer sally recognized as of equal importance with an epoch of deliverance. A review of the past will make manifest the fact that hitherto the Lord hath helped us, and show the propriety of our erecting, on this day, our Ebenezer, our stone of help, and of in scribing upon it our doxology.

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