Bearing the Sword as God’s Minister: A Sermon to Citizen-Soldiers Preached in the Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah, March 20th, 1887

Sermon to citizen-soldiers arguing Christians must submit to civil authority, avoid private vengeance, and responsibly 'bear the sword' to enforce justice. Cites Romans 12–13 and James 4.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon was an American clergyman, writer, and social commentator who graduated from Yale University and served pastorates in both Congregational and Presbyterian churches. He was widely known for his prolific writing and for his outspoken engagement with major social, political, and religious issues of his day.

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