▁Phill ips ▁pre ached ▁in ▁N orton ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁the ▁respect ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁and ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁and ▁begin ▁pre aching ▁with ▁its ▁new ▁church . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁ord ained ▁however : ▁" The ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Par ish ▁of ▁Ta un ton ▁was ▁unf avor able ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 0 ▁Phill ips ▁came ▁to ▁And over ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁South ▁Church . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁pre aching ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 th ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 2 th ▁the ▁Par ish ▁voted ▁un anim ously ▁in ▁his ▁favor . ▁ ▁He ▁decl ined , ▁however , ▁to ▁officially ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁immediately ▁after ▁his ▁appro val ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁young ▁age . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 7 1 1 , ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁official ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 2 , ▁Phill ips ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Church . ▁He ▁" pre ached ▁the ▁[ first ] ▁S erm on ▁himself , ▁from ▁E zek . ▁ 3 : 1 7 ." ▁ ▁While ▁past or ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁works , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁written ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁to ▁take ▁as ▁guidance . ▁ ▁He ▁pre ached ▁an ▁Art illery ▁S erm