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title: 'National Rectitude, the Only True Basis of National Prosperity; An Appeal to the Confederate States'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Joseph Clay Stiles'
date: 1863-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Providence'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 14'
- 'Matthew 6'
- '1 John 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/stiles-1863-national-rectitude-the-only-true-basis-of-national-prosperity-an-appeal-to-the-confederate-states
---

# National Rectitude, the Only True Basis of National Prosperity; An Appeal to the Confederate States

1863 appeal urging the Confederate States to pursue national rectitude—'righteousness exalteth a nation'—as the foundation of prosperity, calling the nation to seek God's kingdom first.

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