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title: 'The Blessed Dead: A Sermon Preached October Sixth, 1878, … on the Occasion of the Death of the Pastor, Rev. William Sommerville, A.M.'
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authors:
- 'Alexander McLeod Stavely'
date: 1878-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Death and Dying'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Revelation 14'
- 'John 11'
- 'Romans 8'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/stavely-1878-the-blessed-dead-a-sermon-preached-october-sixth-1878-on-the-occasion-of-the-death-of-the-pastor-rev-william-sommerville-a-m
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# The Blessed Dead: A Sermon Preached October Sixth, 1878, … on the Occasion of the Death of the Pastor, Rev. William Sommerville, A.M.

1878 funeral sermon "The Blessed Dead" comforts mourners: believers "sleep in Jesus," death is gain, with assurance of resurrection and eternal presence with Christ.

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