Jonathan Edwards

A Strong Rod Broken and Withered Jonathan Edwards

"God?s Awful Judgment in the Breaking and Withering of the Strong Rods of a Community," was preached at Northampton, Massachusetts, on the Lord?s day, June 26, 1748. The sermon was a memorial to John Stoddard, Jonathan Edwards? maternal uncle. It speaks of the nature and character of leaders who are the strong rods of a community. The Application of the sermon describes John Stoddard?s superior qualities, ability to reason, and relationships to others.