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title: 'The Citizen’s Duty in the Present Crisis: A Sermon Preached in the South Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn'
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authors:
- 'Samuel Thayer Spear'
date: 1866-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Citizenship and Government'
- 'Politics'
- 'United States'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Ephesians 4'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/spear-1866-the-citizens-duty-in-the-present-crisis-a-sermon-preached-in-the-south-presbyterian-church-of-brooklyn
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# The Citizen’s Duty in the Present Crisis: A Sermon Preached in the South Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn

1866 sermon arguing that Congress, not the President alone, must direct Reconstruction. Rejects immediate readmission of rebel states, citing treason, forfeited rights, and constitutional duty.

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