. The Southern Baptist pulpit . s.,February 22. 1X47. lie is the second son of Rev. E. C. Eagerand brother of Rev. John II. Eager, our missionary to did - lier lad in the Army of Northern Virginia. Entering Mississippi College after the war, he graduated in 1871,with the first , of his class, and from the Southern BaptistTheological Seminary in the Elective Course in 1S76. His firstpastorate was in the famous old university town of Lexington,\ during which he took a post-graduate course at Washing-ton and Lee University. He has since served with conspicuousthe First Church.
. The Southern Baptist pulpit . s.,February 22. 1X47. lie is the second son of Rev. E. C. Eagerand brother of Rev. John II. Eager, our missionary to did - lier lad in the Army of Northern Virginia. Entering Mississippi College after the war, he graduated in 1871,with the first , of his class, and from the Southern BaptistTheological Seminary in the Elective Course in 1S76. His firstpastorate was in the famous old university town of Lexington,\ during which he took a post-graduate course at Washing-ton and Lee University. He has since served with conspicuousthe First Church. Knoxvillc, Tenn. ; St. Francis StreetChurch. Mobile. Ala.; First Church, Danville. \a.; Parker: .rial Church, Anniston, Ala.; and his present importantcharge in the capital cit) of Alabama. The of d. d. has twice inferred upon him, first by the University of Mississippi and afterward by Howard College, Alabama. Onthe 20th of February, 187;, he was married to Miss AnnieCoorpender, the gifted daughter of Dr. William F. Coorpender. ?v^- THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST PULPIT Civi:. ..(. AND UtUGION1 D •« Caaars; 1 I NEED i *1k> unique drenmstan rable words 1inited tlu-ii• tnpasa hisruin. Pha• and and ink their difl for imon hate With dex- us to utterance on of the R nly. T1mulation, uupht to graceAjkkuTs pur^feign the guueiesa uirers. V m uv |u thou art t: nth, and neitbtli, not the pe • truths, but uttered in subttery. TQ1 us; tfn •• 18*5 . . S it lawful to give ithern BtfrtM < onvenIBgtOO, D I895. 12 THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST PULPIT tribute unto Caesar or not? Shall we, as Godspeople, owing allegiance to him as our King, paytaxes to Caesar? Are these Herodians right who saythat the tax is lawful and ought to be paid, or are wePharisees right who claim that it is treason againstJehovah ? Ought we, or ought we not, to pay tributeto Cicsar? A PERILOUS ALTERNATIVE. They must have waited in breathless silence andwith gleaming eyes for the answer. He must sayyes or
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