---
title: 'Lessons of Encouragement from the Times of Washington'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'George Lewis Prentiss'
date: 1863-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Providence'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 137'
- 'Daniel 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/prentiss-1863-lessons-of-encouragement-from-the-times-of-washington
---

# Lessons of Encouragement from the Times of Washington

Sermon drawing lessons from Washington's era: God's providence shapes national destiny; Americans must defend the Union with faith, courage, and patriotic memory.

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