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David Damon
David Damon was a nineteenth-century American clergyman whose sermonic work engaged with contemporary political and religious discourse during a period of significant social transformation in New England. His sermon delivered before Governor Marcus Morton exemplifies the tradition of clergy addressing state leadership on matters of moral and theological import, reflecting the ongoing influence of religious institutions in American civic life. Damon's contributions to pulpit oratory represent the intellectual currents of antebellum Protestant thought and the complex relationship between ecclesiastical authority and democratic governance.
From A Sermon Delivered Before His Excellency Marcus Morton, Governor
•I DAMON A Sermon. REV. DAVID DAMON'S ELECTION SERMON 1841. DELIVERED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY MARCUS MORTON, GOVERNOR, HIS HONOR GEORGE HULL, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE HONORABLE COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS, THE ANNUAL ELECTION, JANUARY 6, 1841. BY DAVID DAMON, • 'i Pastor of the Congregational Church in West Cambridge. Boston: DUTTOH AND WENTWORTH, PRINTERS TO THE STATE. 1841. • •* \ (TommontocaltJ) of stfassacjmsetts. IN SENATE, JAK. 8, 1841 Ordered, That Messrs. RICHARDSON and LAWRENCE be a Committee to wait on the RET. I)* VID DAMON, and present him the thanks of the Senate Tor his Sermon delivered before the Government of the Commonwealth on Wednesday, and request a copy thereof for the press. Attest :— CHARLES CALHOUN, Clerk. SERMON. Galalians, v. 13. FOR, BRETHREN, YE HAVE BEEN CALLED TJNTO LIBERTY ; ONLY USE NOT LIBERTY FOR AN OCCASION TO THE FLESH, BUT BY LOVE SERVE ONE ANOTHER. THE returns…
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