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title: 'The Arch-Fiend of the Nations: A Sermon Preached Sunday Morning, Oct. 19, 1884'
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authors:
- 'Thomas De Witt Talmage'
date: 1884-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Temperance'
- 'Sermons'
- 'Social Issues'
scriptures:
- 'Joel 1'
- 'Isaiah 24'
- 'Genesis 9'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/talmage-1884-the-arch-fiend-of-the-nations-a-sermon-preached-sunday-morning-oct-19-1884
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# The Arch-Fiend of the Nations: A Sermon Preached Sunday Morning, Oct. 19, 1884

Talmage's 1884 sermon denounces drunkenness as an "arch-fiend" destroying homes, public order, and souls, urging Christians to take sides and embrace temperance.

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