Excerpt from The American Vine: A Sermon Preached in Christ Church, Philadelphia, Friday, January 4, 1861, on Occasion of the National Fast, Recommended by the President of the United States, Because of the Dangers Which Threaten the Union Before I proceed to the main subject of my dis course, I desire, as a fitting introduction to it, to call your attention to an historical event, Which Will doubtless be interesting to all of you, and Which is singularly appropriate to the present time, and place, and occasion. 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.