The Words of Gardner Taylor: Special

Volume 4 of this multivolume that set commemorates the ministry of Gardner Taylor features Taylor's address to the Baptist World Alliance, a memorial service honoring Martin Luther King Jr., the powerful message delivered at Bill Clinton's inauguration, and his unforgettable address during Samuel Proctor's funeral.

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xv

Acknowledgments From The Author

xvi

Introduction

1

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Gardner C. Taylor

Section One: Presidential Addresses

The Salt Of The Earth

Retirement Address as President of the Protestant Council of Churches of New York City, 1961

13

(3)

The Power of Blackness

The President's Message at The Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc., Washington, D. C., September 1968

16

(11)

Section Two: Sermons and Addresses to the American Baptist Convention

There Is Power In That Cross

Denver, Colorado, May 1953

27

(9)

The Elements of Evangelism

Cincinnati, Ohio, June 1958

36

(6)

The Timeliness of the Timeless Gospel

San Francisco, California, May 1965

42

(7)

Civil Rights Events of The 1960s: A Retrospective and Forward Look

Portland, Oregon, June 1985

49

(10)

Section Three: Sermons and Addresses to the Baptist World Alliance

They Shall Ask The Way

Cleveland, Ohio, July 1950

59

(8)

The Minister In Today's World

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1960

67

(7)

Freedom and Responsibility

Miami, Florida, June 1965

74

(6)

Goals of Social Change

Tokyo, Japan, July 1970

80

(5)

Section Four: Special Occasions

The Christian Drama

The Anniversary Sermon for the Montgomery Improvement Association's Bus Boycott, December 6, 1950

85

(8)

The Hazard of The Uncommited

A Sermon Delivered to the Chicago Sunday Evening Club, November 9, 1969

93

(7)

The Strange Ways of God

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 1972

100

(9)

Parting Words

Final Sermon as Pastor of Concord Baptist Church, Brooklyn, New York, June 24, 1990

109

(5)

Facing Facts with Faith

Prayer Service for the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton, Washington, D. C., January 20, 1993

114

(6)

Climbing Jacob's Ladder

Black Alumni/ae Day, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1993

120

(5)

A New Title

First Pastoral Anniversary of Edward L. Taylor, New Horizon Baptist Church, Princeton, New Jersey, October 17, 1999

125

(10)

Section Five: Eulogies

Farewell to a Friend

For Marshall Shepard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 25, 1967

135

(3)

A President of Preaching

For Sandy F. Ray, New York, New York, April 21, 1979

138

(6)

A Mighty Oak Is Fallen

For Samuel De Witt Proctor, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Harlem, New York, May 29, 1997

144

(7)

Section Six: Expository Sermons on the Seven Churches of Asia Minor

Ephesus: The Church That Left Its First Love (Revelation 2:1-7)

January 17, 1988

151

(7)

Smyrna: The Rich Poor Church, Part 1 (Revelation 2:8-11)

January 24, 1988

158

(8)

Smyrna: The Rich Poor Church, Part 2 (Revelation 2:8-11)

February 7, 1988

166

(7)

Pergamos: The Church Near Satan's Throne, Part 1 (Revelation 2:12-17)

February 14, 1988

173

(8)

Pergamos: The Church Near Satan's Throne, Part 2 (Revelation 2:12-17)

February 21, 1988

181

(8)

Thyatira, Part I: The Church That Harbored a False Prophetess (Revelation 2:18-29)

March 6, 1988

189

(9)

Thyatira, Part II: The Great Possibility (Revelation 2:24-29)

Palm Sunday, March 27, 1988

198

(7)

Sardis: Words about Death and Life (Revelation 3:1-6)

Easter Sunday, April 3, 1988

205

(8)

Philadelphia: The Open Door (Revelation 3:7-13)

April 17, 1988

213

(7)

Philadelphia: The Keepers Are Kept, Part 1 (Revelation 3:7-13)

April 24, 1988

220

(8)

Philadelphia: The Keepers Are Kept, Part 2 (Revelation 3:7-13)

May 1, 1988

228

(7)

Laodicea, Part I: The Great Amen Speaks (Revelation 3:14-18)

May 8, 1988

235

(8)

Laodicea, Part II: Lukewarmness Rejected (Revelation 3:14-22)

May 29, 1988

243

(9)

Laodicea, Part III: The Door of the Soul (Revelation 3:14-22)

June 5, 1988

252

(7)

Laodicea, Part IV: The Knocker (Revelation 3:14-22)

June 19, 1988

259

(5)

Laodicea, Part V: A Promise after a Welcome (Revelation 3:14-22)

June 26, 1988

264

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The Words of Gardner Taylor: Special Occasions and Expository Sermons

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