Sermons of the Confederacy 1863-1865

Download or read book Sermons of the Confederacy 1863-1865 written by Dr. William Peters and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-26 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sermons of the Confederacy 1863-65, edited by Dr. William G. Peters, is a collection of sermons by Southern ministers, bishops, priests, and a rabbi. This volume covers the years 1863-1865. Several sermons are in response to calls by President Jefferson Davis for national days of prayer, and illustrates the South's commitment to Christian values, aligning one's life and nation with God's plan, and the need for divine aid and mercy. These men of God cover, in their sermons and discourses, a wide range of subjects, from the cause of the War, differences between Yankees and Southerners, Negroes and their purpose among Southerners, the life and death of Confederate heroes, service to God, military service and Christian Faith, etc. This is an excellent book for those who want to understand our Confederate ancestors, the C.S.A., and the South's Faith in God and victory in the face of implacable invasion by Federal forces.