Before the days of the 501c3 church, faithful pastors would preach Election Day sermons. On the first Wednesday of June 1797, Rev. Stephen Peabody preached an Election Day sermon before the General Court of New Hampshire.  His text was Exodus 18:21.   "Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them, as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens” (Exodus 18:21).

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