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• Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) (http://viaf.org/viaf/123165129)
• Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869 (https://viaf.org/viaf/9707902)

Funders

• Council on Library and Information Resources

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Alternate identifiers

• https://philadelphiacongregations.org/records/item/ChristChurch.BenjaminDorrSermons968

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Place

United States

Summary

Reverend Benjamin Dorr served as rector for Christ Church from 1839 to 1868, and undertook the difficult job of holding the congregation together during the Civil War. In this Thanksgiving sermon, Reverend Dorr lays out his thoughts on Deuteronomy 28:1-2, "And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth; And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God." The Civil War continues in a series of grinding and horrific battles, with warfare taken in new directions. Dorr describes the orderly presidential election and victory of Lincoln, whom he admires, as surpassing any battlefield victory. Dorr includes details from Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving, and lists as reasons for thankfulness the general prosperity of the North, with its increase in population by emancipation and immigration; the overall good health of its soldiers and sailors; the quantity of work that needs doing and the resolve granted by God to do what is necessary. He also pleads for peace, union, and harmony once more.

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Related resources

• Philadelphia Congregations Early Records Project (https://philadelphiacongregations.org)
• ATLA Digital Library (https://dl.atla.com/collections/philadelphia-congregations-early-records-project)

Subjects topical

• Sermons
• Bible. Old Testament
• Bible. Pentateuch
• Bible. Deuteronomy
• American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
• Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
• Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869
• Episcopal Church

Genres

• Sermons
• Manuscripts

Keywords

• 19th century

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