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title: 'Comfort in Tribulation: An Address Delivered in the Reformed Dutch Church, Stapleton, S.I., September 26th, 1861'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Thomas Harvey Skinner, Jr.'
date: 1861-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'United States'
- 'Slavery'
- 'Providence'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 14'
- 'Hebrews 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/skinner-1861-comfort-in-tribulation-an-address-delivered-in-the-reformed-dutch-church-stapleton-s-i-september-26th-1861
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# Comfort in Tribulation: An Address Delivered in the Reformed Dutch Church, Stapleton, S.I., September 26th, 1861

1861 national fast-day address urging repentance amid the Civil War, viewing the conflict as God’s chastening for national sins (notably slavery), and calling for trust in divine providence.

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