The South Boston Unitarian Ordination Classic Reprint

Author : J. H. Fairchild
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ISBN 13 : 9781331781165
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (811 download)

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Download or read book The South-Boston Unitarian Ordination (Classic Reprint) written by J. H. Fairchild and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The South-Boston Unitarian Ordination We the undersigned, being present by special invitation, at the recent ordination of Rev. Charles C. Shackford as pastor of the Hawes Place Congregational Society in the Twelfth Ward of the city of Boston, heard a sermon preached by Rev. Theodore Parker of Spring street, Roxbury, in which sentiments were advanced so contrary to our ideas of Christianity, that we feel onrsclves constrained by a solemn sense of duty which we owe to the Church of Christ, to inquire whether the Unitarian clergymen of Boston and vicinity sympathize with the preacher in his opinions as expressed on that occasion? We noticed as members of the ordaining Council, Rev. Dr. Pierce of Brookline, Rev. Messrs. Lothrop, Barrett, Robbins, Bartol and Sargent, of Boston, and Rev. Mr. Putnam of Roxbury, and several others. We hope it will not be deemed impertinent in us to ask, whether the clergymen who composed that Council sanction the sentiments of the preacher, or acknowledge him as a Christian minister? As there was no protest after the sermon by the moderator, or by any member of the Council against the sentiments advanced, we wish to know whether silence in this case, is to be construed into assent. We were hoping that when the venerable Dr. Pierce arose to offer the ordaining prayer, he would have remembered the Apostolic injunction, "Lay hands suddenly on no man." and that he would have said to the candidate, "If your sentiments accord with those of the preacher, I cannot consecrate you to the work of the Christian ministry." But in this we were disappointed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.