Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3)

A compelling anthology gathers the public voice of a mid‑nineteenth‑century New England preacher as he confronts the nation’s most urgent moral dilemmas. Delivered in bustling Boston halls and modest churches, these speeches and sermons capture a moment when the country’s future hung in the balance between the expansion of slavery and the promise of liberty.

Listeners will hear a stirring address to Boston citizens in Faneuil Hall, where the speaker frames the slavery question as a crisis of conscience that will shape generations. The collection also includes a passionate plea at the New England Anti‑Slavery Convention, a reflective discourse on President Taylor’s death, and several sermons that explore the role of conscience, the nation’s Thanksgiving gratitude, and the moral responsibilities of society. An address on the duties of the American scholar adds a thoughtful perspective on education and civic duty.

Together, these orations offer a vivid portrait of a community grappling with its values, inviting modern ears to hear the earnest pleas and hopeful visions that once echoed through the streets of Boston.