Preached at the North Broad Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia on April 28, 1861, two weeks after the fall of Fort Sumter, this sermon takes Proverbs 17:11 as its text. Adams asks what makes a good government and what constitutes rebellion against it, and argues that the secession of the Southern states is a crime against both God and lawful authority.
A vivid snapshot of Northern pulpit opinion at the outbreak of war. Download the free EPUB.