{"value"=>"<p>Throughout his career, Smith delivered sermons for ordinations, commencements, and other events, and was also often called on to compose and deliver public prayers. Filed in this series are these prayers and sermons based upon lectionary texts and international and contemporary events. Sermons delivered at the First Baptist Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, during the late 1960s, demonstrate his early attempts to address racism and poverty as systemic issues. Also represented in the series are materials relating to workshops Smith gave in London to Muslim and secular trained therapists. They relate to spirituality in mental health practice. Also among the pastoral papers is the theological significance of the pastoral prayer, especially on different liturgical seasons of the year. In 2011, members of the academic community and a local Black church came together to honor Smith, which is documented in one folder.</p>"}