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    National Character A Thanksgiving Discourse Delivered November 15th, 1855, in the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
    National Character A Thanksgiving Discourse Delivered November 15th, 1855, in the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
    National Character A Thanksgiving Discourse Delivered November 15th, 1855, in the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
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    National Character A Thanksgiving Discourse Delivered November 15th, 1855, in the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church

    By Nathaniel Clark Burt

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      Title: National Character

      A Thanksgiving Discourse Delivered November 15th, 1855,

      in the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church

      Author: N. C. Burt

      Release Date: October 21, 2006 [EBook #19597]

      Language: English

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      NATIONAL CHARACTER.

      A

      THANKSGIVING DISCOURSE,

      DELIVERED NOVEMBER 15th, 1855,

      IN THE

      Franklin Street Presbyterian Church,

      BY THE PASTOR,

      REV. N. C. BURT.

      BALTIMORE:

      PRINTED BY JOHN D. TOY.

      1855.

      Baltimore, November 17, 1855.

      Rev. N. C. Burt,

      Pastor of Franklin Street Presbyterian Church:

      Dear Sir—We earnestly solicit a copy of the Discourse delivered by you on Thanksgiving day, for publication.

      With great respect, yours, &c.

      George S. Gibson.

      R. K. Hawley.

      J. Henry Stickney.

      I. C. Canfield.

      Horace W. Taylor.

      Jos. B. Fenby.

      S. Patterson.

      C. D. Culbertson.

      R. H. Humphreys.

      Henry D. Harvey.

      David Ferguson.

      John Bigham.

      E. S. Allnutt.

      Chas. U. Stobie.

      H. W. Hayden.

      Hiram Woods.

      Geo. W. Uhler.

      E. B. Babbitt.

      Ashur Clarke.

      M. M. Bigham.

      Wm. L. McCormick.

      Jno. Barber.

      Algernon R. Wood.

      Alexander Close.

      John R. Cole.

      M. Shaw.

      A. Coulter.

      J. Perkins Fleming.

      James V. D. Stewart.

      Joel N. Blake.

      J. Henry Giese.

      W. E. Barber.

      Robert Busby.

      John S. McKim.

      J. Dean Smith.

      David S. Courtenay.

      Wm. R. Seevers.

      S. A. Leakin.

      Patrick Gibson.

      J. P. Polk.

      William White.

      Geo. W. Bradford.

      Edward Duffy.

      Thos. H. Quinan.

      Samuel W. Barber.

      Matthew Horn.

      Morgan Coleman.

      Stephen Williams.

      James Wilson, Howard-St.

      J. H. Patterson.

      Lancaster Ould.

      Geo. C. Morton.

      Geo. Ross Veazey.

      Daniel Holliday.

      D. H. Blanchard.

      E. H. Thomson.

      W. J. Dickey.

      John P. Coulter.

      Alex. E. Brown.

      H. C. Reed.

      Cornelius E. Beatty.

      John T. Dick.

      Wm. H. Brown.

      R. H. Pennington.

      John P. Richardson.

      Robert Leslie.

      Baltimore, November 25, 1855.

      Gentlemen—The request for a copy of my Thanksgiving Discourse, so generally made, I cannot refuse. The manuscript is herewith placed at your disposal.

      Very truly yours,

      N. C. BURT.

      Dr. G. S. Gibson.

      R. K. Hawley, Esq.

      J. Henry Stickney, Esq. and others.

      DISCOURSE.

      Psalm 33: 12.—Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord.

      We have met to-day, at the call of the Governor of this Commonwealth, to render thanks to the Supreme Governor of the world for his mercies granted us during the past year. Surely we have abundant cause for thanksgiving. In the present instance, our annual festival not only calls us to

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