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title: 'A Discourse Delivered in the Second Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, N.J., August 6th, 1863, on Occasion of the Public Thanksgiving Appointed by Abraham Lincoln'
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authors:
- 'David Magie'
date: 1863-01-01
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subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sermons'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Public Worship'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 118'
- 'Psalms 100'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/magie-1863-a-discourse-delivered-in-the-second-presbyterian-church-elizabeth-n-j-august-6th-1863-on-occasion-of-the-public-thanksgiving-appointed-by-abraham-lincoln
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# A Discourse Delivered in the Second Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, N.J., August 6th, 1863, on Occasion of the Public Thanksgiving Appointed by Abraham Lincoln

Rev. David Magie's 1863 Thanksgiving sermon credits recent Union victories to God's hand, defends the war as a just defense of the Union, and urges gratitude, repentance, and submission to government.

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