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title: 'A Call upon the Unemployed Talent of the Church: A Sermon in Behalf of the American Sunday-School Union, Delivered at Philadelphia, May 15, 1853'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'George Potts'
date: 1853-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Education'
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 20'
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
- 'Ephesians 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/potts-1853-a-call-upon-the-unemployed-talent-of-the-church-a-sermon-in-behalf-of-the-american-sunday-school-union-delivered-at-philadelphia-may-15-1853
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# A Call upon the Unemployed Talent of the Church: A Sermon in Behalf of the American Sunday-School Union, Delivered at Philadelphia, May 15, 1853

Sermon urging churches to enlist mature, experienced members as Sunday-school teachers. Argues family, church and state benefit when veteran Christians instruct the young.

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