---
title: 'A Discourse for the Times'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Anderson Scott, Sr.'
date: 1856-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Sunday Schools'
scriptures:
- '1 Samuel 1'
- 'Matthew 5'
- 'Acts 17'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/scott-1856-a-discourse-for-the-times
---

# A Discourse for the Times

1856 sermon urging education—not harsh punishment—as the chief remedy for crime and social disorder. Emphasizes parental duty, Sunday-schools, and early moral/religious training to prevent vice.

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