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title: 'Sermon Preached by Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, D.D., on Sabbath Morning Following the Death of President James A. Garfield, (September 25, 1881,)'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Charles Henry Parkhurst'
date: 1881-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Affliction'
- 'Death and Dying'
- 'Providence'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Hebrews 9'
- 'Ecclesiastes 7'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/parkhurst-1881-sermon-preached-by-rev-charles-h-parkhurst-d-d-on-sabbath-morning-following-the-death-of-president-james-a-garfield-september-25-1881
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# Sermon Preached by Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, D.D., on Sabbath Morning Following the Death of President James A. Garfield, (September 25, 1881,)

Charles H. Parkhurst's funeral sermon for President James A. Garfield reflects on suffering as divine discipline, sorrow's refining power, national unity, and deepened faith.

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