---
title: 'July 8, 1861 Letter'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Francis McFarland'
date: 1861-07-20
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'War and Peace'
- 'Public Worship'
- 'Personal Piety'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 10'
- 'Jeremiah 25'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mcfarland-1861-july-8-1861-letter
---

# July 8, 1861 Letter

Sermon to soldiers arguing national calamity follows national sin; God governs nations and may use enemies as chastisement. Urges repentance, prayer, fasting, and public piety.

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