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title: 'The Sorrow of a Nation: A Sermon Preached in the College Chapel at Princeton, N.J., Sunday, September 25, 1881'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'James Ormsbee Murray'
date: 1881-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Affliction'
- 'Providence'
- 'United States'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 5'
- 'Psalms 46'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/murray-1881-the-sorrow-of-a-nation-a-sermon-preached-in-the-college-chapel-at-princeton-n-j-sunday-september-25-1881
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# The Sorrow of a Nation: A Sermon Preached in the College Chapel at Princeton, N.J., Sunday, September 25, 1881

Princeton chapel sermon (Sept 25, 1881) on the nation's deep sorrow after President Garfield's assassination, examining causes, Providence, and moral lessons for the country.

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