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title: 'The Average Theatre'
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authors:
- 'Thomas De Witt Talmage'
date: 1875-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sermons'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 6'
- 'Philippians 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/talmage-1875-the-average-theatre
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# The Average Theatre

J. De Witt Talmage's 1875 sermon "The Average Theatre" condemns the theatre's corrupting moral and social influence, its harm to actors, and urges Christian provision of wholesome alternatives.

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