A Discourse Addressed to the First Presbyterian Congregation in Elizabeth, N.J., February 10, 1861, the Sunday Morning Immediately Succeeding the Death of the Rev. Nicholas Murray, D.D., Their Pastor

Funeral sermon reflecting on God’s providence—‘wonderful in counsel.’ It argues God always provides fitting instruments (Moses, Paul, Luther, Washington, Christ) for his purposes.

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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