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Sermons of Bishop Pierce and Rev. B.M. Palmer, D.D. Delivered Before the General Assembly at Milledgeville, Ga., on Fast Day, March 27, 1863

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1863 sermon to Georgia’s General Assembly invoking Deuteronomy 4, claiming divine favor for the Confederacy, defending Southern slavery and urging national prayer and trust in Providence.
Archive ⬩ Church and State, Race Relations and Slavery
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Benjamin Morgan Palmer was an American Presbyterian minister and theologian who led First Presbyterian Church in New Orleans for nearly half a century and served as the first Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States when it formed in 1861. Recognized as one of the most powerful and eloquent preachers of his generation, Palmer’s pulpit ministry drew wide attention throughout the South.

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