A Discourse on True Magnanimity, Addressed Particularly to Young Men, and Delivered in the Second Presbyterian Church in Albany, February 25, 1844

1844 sermon by W. B. Sprague to young men on ‘true magnanimity’ (Genesis 45:5): Christian greatness—moral perception, courage, benevolence, self‑denial—and forgiveness over revenge.

A prolific preacher and author, Sprague is also known as the “Patriarch of American Collectors,” for his collection of autographs, including those of every signer of the Declaration of Independence, pamphlets and other materials. He authored the Annals of the American Pulpit, an important collection of biographical sketches.

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