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title: 'A Reformation of Morals Practicable and Indispensable: A Sermon, Delivered at New-Haven, on the Evening of October 27, 1812'
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authors:
- 'Lyman Beecher'
date: 1813-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Temperance'
scriptures:
- 'Ezekiel 33'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/beecher-1813-a-reformation-of-morals-practicable-and-indispensable-a-sermon-delivered-at-new-haven-on-the-evening-of-october-27-1812
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# A Reformation of Morals Practicable and Indispensable: A Sermon, Delivered at New-Haven, on the Evening of October 27, 1812

Beecher argues national moral reformation is difficult but practicable. He diagnoses obstacles—avarice, indifference, neutrality—and urges active reform against intemperance and Sabbath neglect.

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