---
title: 'The Moral Aspects of the Present Struggle'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Jonathan French Stearns'
date: 1861-10-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'War and Peace'
- 'United States'
- 'Ethics (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Ecclesiastes 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/stearns-1861-the-moral-aspects-of-the-present-struggle
---

# The Moral Aspects of the Present Struggle

An 1861 essay examining the moral stakes of the American Civil War—its causes, the Union's duty, and the need for principled, lawful resistance guided by Providence.

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