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title: 'The Morning Cometh, or, The Watchman’s Voice: A Discourse on the Day of National Fast'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'David Hunter Riddle'
date: 1841-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Providence'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 21'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/riddle-1841-the-morning-cometh-or-the-watchmans-voice-a-discourse-on-the-day-of-national-fast
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# The Morning Cometh, or, The Watchman’s Voice: A Discourse on the Day of National Fast

An 1841 sermon after President Harrison's death urging national humility and repentance. Using Isaiah 21's 'Watchman' motif, it views calamity as divine chastening and calls return to God.

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