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title: 'Importance of Religion to Public Men: A Funeral Discourse on the Death of Robert Craig, of Roanoke, Late a Member of the Virginia House of Delegates'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Thomas Verner Moore'
date: 1853-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sermons'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Philippians 1'
- 'Psalms 23'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/moore-1853-importance-of-religion-to-public-men-a-funeral-discourse-on-the-death-of-robert-craig-of-roanoke-late-a-member-of-the-virginia-house-of-delegates
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# Importance of Religion to Public Men: A Funeral Discourse on the Death of Robert Craig, of Roanoke, Late a Member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Funeral sermon for statesman Robert Craig recounting his conversion from skepticism through his mother's piety, urging the importance of religion for public men and offering hope in death.

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