Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Mr. Manning” in chapter 13 of Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11.:

...as said is not known to the writer, but when they came out the cloud was lifted from the face of the dear pastor, and he seemed his old sunny self once more. At the council for the dismission of Mr. Manning to the Old South, Deacon James rose and said,My text is my sermon and my sermon is my text. He then opened his Bible and read from 2 Samuel: 12:— There were two men in one city; the one...
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