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title: 'A Discourse on National Sins: Delivered May 9, 1798; Being the Day Recommended by the President of the United States to Be Observed as a Day of General Fast'
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authors:
- 'William Linn'
date: 1798-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '18th century'
topics:
- 'Church and State'
- 'Public Worship'
- 'Education'
scriptures:
- 'Joshua 7'
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Lamentations 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/18th-century/linn-1798-a-discourse-on-national-sins-delivered-may-9-1798-being-the-day-recommended-by-the-president-of-the-united-states-to-be-observed-as-a-day-of-general-fast
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# A Discourse on National Sins: Delivered May 9, 1798; Being the Day Recommended by the President of the United States to Be Observed as a Day of General Fast

William Linn's 1798 Fast Day sermon urges national repentance, blaming calamities on sins: neglect of family religious instruction, Sabbath and public worship, infidelity, and disunion. He calls reform and return to God.

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