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title: 'An Oration Delivered Before the Union Society in Savannah, April Twenty-Third, 1833, Its Eighty-Third Anniversary'
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authors:
- 'Willard Preston'
date: 1833-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Education'
- 'Children and Youth'
scriptures:
- 'James 1'
- 'Matthew 25'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/preston-1833-an-oration-delivered-before-the-union-society-in-savannah-april-twenty-third-1833-its-eighty-third-anniversary
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# An Oration Delivered Before the Union Society in Savannah, April Twenty-Third, 1833, Its Eighty-Third Anniversary

Willard Preston's 1833 oration for the Union Society (Savannah) celebrates 83 years of practical charity—educating orphans, promoting industry, and sustaining permanent benevolence.

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