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title: 'Our Second Martyr: A Discourse Delivered in the Thirty-Fourth St. Reformed Church, New York City, Sabbath Evening, Sept. 25th, 1881'
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authors:
- 'William Carlos Martyn'
date: 1881-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Death and Dying'
- 'Sermons'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- '2 Samuel 3'
- 'Ecclesiastes 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/martyn-1881-our-second-martyr-a-discourse-delivered-in-the-thirty-fourth-st-reformed-church-new-york-city-sabbath-evening-sept-25th-1881
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# Our Second Martyr: A Discourse Delivered in the Thirty-Fourth St. Reformed Church, New York City, Sabbath Evening, Sept. 25th, 1881

Funeral sermon for President Garfield reflecting on his Christian piety, national mourning, and urging preparedness for death, civic duty, prayer, and patriotic service.

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