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title: 'A Tribute to the Memory of Our Ancestors: A Sermon, Occasioned by the Death of Gen’ll Robert Porterfield, Delivered June 4, 1843'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Benjamin Mosby Smith'
date: 1843-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church History'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'Providence'
scriptures:
- 'Deuteronomy 32'
- 'Jeremiah 17'
- 'Leviticus 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1843-a-tribute-to-the-memory-of-our-ancestors-a-sermon-occasioned-by-the-death-of-genll-robert-porterfield-delivered-june-4-1843
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# A Tribute to the Memory of Our Ancestors: A Sermon, Occasioned by the Death of Gen’ll Robert Porterfield, Delivered June 4, 1843

Funeral sermon (1843) urging remembrance of ancestors and Revolutionary virtues. Exhorts honor of Providence, patriotism, Christian principles, and emulation of forebears.

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