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Letter By Jose Chapiro To Earl Clement Davis, Jose Chapiro

Manuscripts, 1933-1953

There is a substantial expression of gratitude for Earl Davis in the Acknowledgments section of José Chapiro's 1947 book Thoughts for Each Day selected from the writings of William Ellery Channing:

“Finally, I am particularly gratified to inscribe here the name of Earl C. Davis, the sage of Petersham, Massachusetts, and a distinguished citizen of the Free State of William Ellery Channing. A tireless reader, he is also a perpetual student of that ‘gay science’—the word is Nietzsche’s—in which scholarship and life complement and fertilize each other. Earl C. Davis cultivates it with the same joy and earnestness of purpose …

Why The Birth Of Jesus Is Celebrated?, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1933-1953

In Earl Davis's later years, he used shorthand for his sermons.

Here, Davis states that we celebrate the birth of Jesus because of the faith he had -- "his consecration to a great and generous purpose" -- and the fact that he made good when tested, even unto death.

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.

Not Revelation But Discovery, Not Forms But The Holy Spirit, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1933-1953

This is a particularly rich sermon by Earl Davis. His main point is that no matter how challenging or difficult the present may seem, we are moving irresistibly to a better future. He says 'better' because, as he understands the term, the Holy Spirit ("the whole healthy life, life with values and standards, life with purpose, life healthy and vigorous with its eye on some better tomorrow, some better age, some better world") is ever moving in us and about us, unexhausted and dynamic." The lesson from Hebrews 3 is again about working through a discouraging time.

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Booklet Of Sermon Notes, 1947, Earl Clement Davis

Sermons, 1933-1953

A hand-bound booklet of sermons notes for 44 sermons delivered during 1947. For the years 1938 through 1947 Davis collected his sermon notes in more-or-less annual hand-bound booklets. These are all notes, not full-text sermons, and are somewhat harder to interpret.

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.

One of the files available for download is a document listing all of the sermons in this booklet by date.

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