Samuel Benedict
Published: 2023-10-10
Total Pages: 22
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“The Blessed Dead Waiting For Us" is a sermon preached in St. James’ Church, Marietta, Georgia, on the Festival of All Saints, November 1, 1863, by Samuel Benedict, (1824-1891) Rector of the Parish, who discusses the Christian idea of death and resurrection. Benedict served as rector of St. James Church 1858-1868 and was a Chaplain of the Confederate Army 1861-1862. After Union troops his disloyalty to the Union cause resulted in his exile to Canada. He served 18 months as a curate of St. Andrews Church, Grimsey, Canada, returning to Georgia in 1868, where he served as Rector of St. John's Church in Savannah until 1876, when he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he served as Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He was killed in an elevator accident in 1891 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
