A Sermon Delivered March 22, 1837, at the Ordination and Installation of the Rev. Montgomery T. Goodale, as Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Amsterdam Village

Ordination sermon on Philippians 2:12-13: salvation requires both human effort and divine grace. Warns against denying either works or God’s agency and their harmful effects.

A prolific preacher and author, Sprague is also known as the “Patriarch of American Collectors,” for his collection of autographs, including those of every signer of the Declaration of Independence, pamphlets and other materials. He authored the Annals of the American Pulpit, an important collection of biographical sketches.

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