By Sharron Melton   Pastors from across the country are in Houston, supporting local pastors and what they say is an attack on their First Amendment rights. The City of Houston subpoenaed several pastors’ sermons. The concern was that leaders used those sermons to influence their congregations to sign a petition against the city and

Sermon – Moral View of Rail Roads – 1851 */?>

Preached by Samuel Clark Aiken – 02/23/1851 Samuel Clark Aiken (1791-1879) was born in Windham, Vermont. He became the first permanent pastor of Cleveland, Ohio’s well-knownRailRoadscover Old Stone Church (also known as First Presbyterian Church) in 1835; and pastored there until his retirement in 1861. Rev. Aiken was also an outstanding civic leader in Cleveland.

Sermon – Communism in Churches – c. 1960 */?>

Bishop Gerald Kennedy (1908-1980) was a pastor and instructor in various colleges and churches in Connecticut, California, and Nebraska. He was the head of the United Methodist Church in southern California for 20 years (1952-1972). In the following sermon, Bishop Kennedy addresses the evils of Communism and how the Bible relates to this issue. Communism in the Churches