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title: 'Sermon at the Annual Congress of the American Prison Association'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Joseph Ross Stevenson'
date: 1912-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'Galatians 6'
- 'John 8'
- 'Luke 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/stevenson-1912-sermon-at-the-annual-congress-of-the-american-prison-association
---

# Sermon at the Annual Congress of the American Prison Association

A sermon calling the church to restore those 'overtaken in any trespass' (Gal. 6:1), care personally for prisoners, and advocate humane penal reform and mercy.

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