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title: 'The Man for the Hour: A Sermon'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Wilson'
date: 1863-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'United States'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 17'
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Matthew 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wilson-1863-the-man-for-the-hour-a-sermon
---

# The Man for the Hour: A Sermon

1863 sermon by W. Wilson proclaiming Abraham Lincoln 'the man for the hour', defending the Emancipation Proclamation, denouncing slavery and urging Christians to support the Union and justice.

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