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Book/Printed Material Marriage and divorce : a sermon, preached in St. Luke's Church, Washington, D.C., on Sunday, March 23, 1881

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Title

  • Marriage and divorce : a sermon, preached in St. Luke's Church, Washington, D.C., on Sunday, March 23, 1881

Summary

  • Crummell, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., from 1879 to 1898, spoke out for Black liberation and founded the Negro Academy. Here he examines the marriage covenant as revealed in Scripture and, therefore, in God's Law. He discusses and justifies the unequal relationship between the sexes in marriage and divorce contracts (men are dominent and only men can initiate divorce proceedings).

Names

  • Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : C.W. Brown, Printer ..., 1881.

Headings

  • -  Marriage--Sermons
  • -  Divorce--Religious aspects--Christianity

Genre

  • Sermons--Washington (D.C.)--1881

Notes

  • -  "Published by request."
  • -  "This sermon was first preached and published several years ago, in Liberia, West Africa. It is now re-published with various alterations, and some additions"--P. [3].

Medium

  • 22 p. ; 20 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .D16 vol. C, no. 17

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898321

Online Format

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  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Crummell, Alexander, St. Luke'S Episcopal Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Marriage and divorce: a sermon, preached in St. Luke's Church, Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Washington, D.C.: C.W. Brown, Printer, 1881. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898321/.

APA citation style:

Crummell, A., St. Luke'S Episcopal Church & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1881) Marriage and divorce: a sermon, preached in St. Luke's Church, Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Washington, D.C.: C.W. Brown, Printer. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/90898321/.

MLA citation style:

Crummell, Alexander, St. Luke'S Episcopal Church, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Marriage and divorce: a sermon, preached in St. Luke's Church, Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Washington, D.C.: C.W. Brown, Printer, 1881. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/90898321/>.