Why Does No One Go To Church?

Authors

Earl Clement Davis

Document Type

Sermon

Files

Date

circa 1905-1906

Summary

Davis ponders what is the purpose of going to church? It appears to waste a productive day. Most of the contributions of churches in the past -- education, culture, philanthropy -- have been taken by other institutions. Davis "rejoices" in religion's success in prompting other institutions to take on these tasks. But still, then, why go to church? It is important for community making and it is important for prompting us to "see the bigger picture." Nice history of the sabbath in this sermon.

While this sermon is not dates, it is almost certainly from the 1905-1906 period when Earl Davis hand-wrote his sermons. In addition to the hand-writing, the paper is consistent with other dated sermons from that time.

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.

Keywords

Earl Clement Davis, sermons, minister, Unitarianism, religion, church

Recommended Citation

Davis, Earl Clement, "Why Does No One Go To Church?" (2022). Sermons, 1905-1919. 26.
https://commons.clarku.edu/pittsfield_sermons/26

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