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title: 'Some Reflections, Growing Out of the Recent Epidemic of Influenza That Afflicted Our City: A Discourse'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Francis James Grimké'
date: 1918-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Affliction'
- 'Medicine and Health'
- 'Race Relations and Slavery'
scriptures:
- '2 Samuel 24'
- 'Psalms 91'
- 'Job 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/grimke-1918-some-reflections-growing-out-of-the-recent-epidemic-of-influenza-that-afflicted-our-city
---

# Some Reflections, Growing Out of the Recent Epidemic of Influenza That Afflicted Our City: A Discourse

1918 sermon reflecting on the influenza epidemic, God’s providence in life and death, submission to public-health measures, and a call to reject racial prejudice in favor of love and justice.

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