Scourge of God: A Sermon Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, July 6, 1832, on the Occasion of a City Fast, Observed in Reference to the Approach of the Asiatic Cholera

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Scourge of God: A Sermon Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, July 6, 1832, on the Occasion of a City Fast, Observed in Reference to the Approach of the Asiatic Cholera

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According to the introductory material, a group of Pittsburgh clergymen met on June 27, 1832 and called for July 6 to be set apart “as a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer” in response to “the appearance of Asiatic Cholera” in North America (iii, iv). Nevin, who was serving on the faculty of the Western Theological Seminary at the time, delivered a sermon to mark the occasion, and published it at the request of some who were in the congregation that day.

Publication Date

1832

Publisher

Johnston & Stockton

City

Pittsburgh, PA

Keywords

Appalachia, Pennsylvania, John Williamson Nevin, Presbyterian Church, Reformed Church in the United States, Sermons

Disciplines

Appalachian Studies | Digital Humanities | Other Religion | Rhetoric

Comments

Marshall does not own this book; according to WorldCat, the nearest physical copy is at the University of Pittsburgh. Like all other books published in the United States in the 19th century, it is in the public domain.

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Scourge of God: A Sermon Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, July 6, 1832, on the Occasion of a City Fast, Observed in Reference to the Approach of the Asiatic Cholera

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