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Title

National Lessons from the Life and Death of President Lincoln: A Sermon Preached in the United Presbyterian Church, Canonsburg, Pa., on Fast day, Thursday June 1, 1865

Authors

John Wallace Bain

Files

Description

By the decree of President Andrew Johnson, June 1, 1865 was a National Day of Mourning in memory of Abraham Lincoln. This is one of many sermons that paid tribute to Lincoln; others include "The Voice of the Rod" by Phineas Gurley, who also preached funeral sermons for both Lincoln and his young son Willie.

Publication Date

1865

Publisher

W.S. Haven

City

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Keywords

Appalachia, Pennsylvania, Abraham Lincoln, John Wallace Bain, Presbyterian Church, Sermons

Disciplines

Appalachian Studies | Digital Humanities | Other Religion | Rhetoric

Comments

The physical book is housed in Marshall's Special Collections Department. Like all other books published in the United States in the 19th century, it is in the public domain.

Recommended Citation

Bain, John Wallace, "National Lessons from the Life and Death of President Lincoln: A Sermon Preached in the United Presbyterian Church, Canonsburg, Pa., on Fast day, Thursday June 1, 1865" (1865). Bain, John Wallace, 1833-1910. 1.
https://mds.marshall.edu/bain_johnw/1