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Man's Responsibility, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1902-1904

This sermon, preached in Pittsfield’s Unity Church on November 27, 1904, and the previous one, “The Modern Pioneer,” also preached in Pittsfield’s Unity Church a week earlier on November 20, 1904, are sermons likely preached as part of the process through which Earl Davis secured the ministry of the Unity Church in Pittsfield, which commenced in April, 1905. This sermon was also given in Canton, MA on December 4th, 1904, Billerica, MA (not date given), and Sterling, MA (January 22, 1905).

Davis uses this sermon to argue for the individual and collective responsibility to think through the meanings of the …

The Modern Pioneer, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1902-1904

This sermon, preached in Pittsfield’s Unity Church on November 20, 1904, and the next one, “Man’s Responsibility,” also preached in Pittsfield’s Unity Church a week later on November 27, 1904, are sermons likely preached as part of the process through which Earl Davis secured the ministry of the Unity Church in Pittsfield, which commenced in April, 1905.

This sermon is structured around a discussion of Thanksgiving, focusing on what it takes to be a pioneer or explorer--whether of new lands or new ideas. Davis looks briefly at the history of Pittsfield and at the needs of today for courage, independence …

Sympathy, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1902-1904

This sermon is a discussion of what it will take to bring men to Christianity. They cannot be treated as generalized classifications of people (e.g., uneducated, immoral, etc), but must be connected with on common ground, man-to-man.

Date refers to Date Given.

The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing.

Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.

Preparation And Temptation, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1902-1904

Evidently, this is a first attempt at discussing Jesus' 40 days in the desert and his temptations. The second attempt, "The Roots of Victory," was used. This sermon was not.

Date refers to Date Given and The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing.

Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.

The Roots Of Victory, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1902-1904

Earl Davis wrote two sermons for February 21, 1904, “The Roots of Victory,” and “Preparation and Temptation.” Both sermons are written to the same text, Luke 2:52. Only the sermon, “The Roots of Victory,” has evidence of being preached on February 21, 1904 in Boston. It would appear that Davis first wrote “Preparation and Temptation,” and then approached his subject differently with “The Roots of Victory,” which was delivered in East Boston. The text for “Preparation and Temptation,” may never have been preached. Both texts are provided in this Sermons, 1902-1904 series.

Both focus on Jesus’ growth as a youth …

New Testament Ii: Greek: Final Exam, Earl Clement Davis

Education

This is from a collection of manuscripts — mostly class papers — written while Davis was a student at Harvard Divinity School, 1902-1904. This manuscript — which is what was once called a “blue book”— is clearly for the New Testament II class he took during the 1903-04 academic year. 2 concerning their authorship, audience, purpose, etc.

The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing.

Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by …

Education The Means; Religion The Dynamic, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1902-1904

In this sermon, Davis lays out the social problems of the day -- rapid modernization, the shift to democracy from autocracy, the Southern race problem, seeming religious decline--and a misunderstanding of liberal religion (living a life of pure moral living). He preaches that education is the first part of the solution, and that religion--or building in the motivation to live in recognition of the divine in us-- is the second part. The first focus must be on self-improvement and to teach by example: live a life trusting in God and doing good.

According to the envelope in which this manuscript …

Homiletics Ii: The Conquest Of Unconscious Sin, Earl Clement Davis

Education

This is from a collection of manuscripts—mostly class papers— written while Davis was a student at Harvard Divinity School, 1902-1904. This manuscript is clearly for the Homiletics II class he took during the 1903-04 academic year.

A sermon, "The Conquest of Unconscious Sin," that served as Davis's class paper for Homiletics II. It starts with a story from Quebec, "Le Chien d'Or" or "The Golden Dog." The story is a kind of "what goes around comes around" story about the silent triumph of a wronged person, Philibert, over his tormentors. The point of the sermon is that we must make …