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George G. Ingersoll
George G. Ingersoll was a nineteenth-century American clergyman whose theological contributions reflected the evolving religious landscape of the antebellum period. His Election Sermon exemplifies the tradition of political theology in early American Protestantism, wherein ministers articulated connections between divine providence and civic governance. Ingersoll's work participated in broader nineteenth-century debates regarding the relationship between religious authority and democratic institutions.
From Election Sermon
DISCOURSE. Juss called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; and their great ones exercise au- - thority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: hut whosoever will be great ‘among YoU, shall be your minister ; And whosoever of yon will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. Turse are the words of divine inspiration and their meaning is Usefulness ;—Usefulness, the duty and the - glory of mankind. When I connect together the words - Usefulness and Duty, I suggest no new idea; I bring forward no startling proposition ; I only refer to one of - those plain unquestioned truths, that lie at the bottom of our moral faith;—truths received by our fathers from former generations, and handed down to us; truths, whose interpretation he who…
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