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A Discourse Delivered Sunday Morning, April 7, 1861, in the Second Presbyterian Church, Albany, in Commemoration of the Late Hon. John McLean, LL.D., One of the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

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Commemorative sermon for Justice John McLean (Apr 7, 1861). Explores divine providence: the righteous are "taken away" from coming evil; death is portrayed as mercy and a national rebuke.
Archive ⬩ Death and Dying, Providence, Sermons
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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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