Excerpt from Our Civil War; The Principles Involved, Its Causes and Cure: Being a Discourse Delivered on Thanksgiving Day, Nov; 27, 1862 I shall make no apology to this audience, for occupying the present hour in giving you What is commonly called a political sermon. The crisis in our history imposes a duty upon all good citi zens which the loyal in heart cannot well resist. And this duty rests with no less weight upon the minister at the altar, than upon any other member of the community. Indeed, the special oath of God is upon him, and he should be careful to maintain a good conscience before his fellow countrymen and the world, as well as before highheaven. He has no right, in any circumstances, or under any pretext, to ignore, or repudiate, or shoulder aside, those obligations which bind him to the social structure of which he is an individual element, or a constituent part. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.