The Substance of a Discourse (Classic Reprint)

Aaron L. Lindsley

ISBN 10: 0259440817 / ISBN 13: 9780259440819

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book explores the relationship between national character, morality, and how it affects a societyâ s standing among its peers and before God. The author, a minister who delivered this address on Thanksgiving Day in 1856, exhorts Americans to examine their own national character and its trajectory. He argues that the pursuit of righteousness exalts a nation, while national sins bring reproach. He indicts the increasing materialism, prodigality, and corruption of his day, viewing them as symptoms of a nation forsaking its founding ideals. He argues against territorial expansionism and slavery, which has been introduced into new territories through political maneuvering. He ends with a call for genuine patriotism, abolitionism, and a return to the principles of the nation's founding. This book is a powerful indictment of national sins and an urgent call for repentance and reform. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

Seller Inventory # 9780259440819_0

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Substance of a Discourse (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0259440817
• ISBN 13: 9780259440819
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political Theory and History

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Synopsis

National righteousness vs. national sin shapes the fate of a republic.

A preacher examines how personal virtue, just laws, and moral responsibility echo from the home to the nation, guiding citizens through timely questions facing the United States in the mid-19th century.

In this sermon, the author uses the Bible as a compass to explore how a nation’s public life reflects its private character. It discusses how justice, honesty in government, and respect for divine principles influence laws, treaties, and national conduct. The talk connects personal conduct to national health, urging readers to seek righteousness as the foundation of enduring liberty and peace.

What you’ll encounter:

• Definitions of personal and national righteousness and how they interact with government.
• Arguments about the dangers of corruption, speculation, and political expediency.
• A call to align citizens’ conscience with moral and religious obligations in public life.
• Historical references that ground the discussion in the nation’s founding ideals.

Ideal for readers interested in 19th-century religious rhetoric, civic ethics, and the moral framing of national policy.