Murderers of fathers & murderers of mothers
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| Creator | Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 |
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| Title | Murderers of fathers & murderers of mothers |
| Dates | 1843-1853 |
| Abstract | A sermon by Edward Hitchcock discussing wayward sons, describing ways in which they can "murder" their parents by damaging their spirits. Hitchcock describes several ways in which young men may damage their parents' spirits, including by immoral conduct, being influenced by bad companions, embracing religious error, abandoning religion, or neglecting religion. He goes on to encourage his listeners to consider whether they are "murderers" of their own parents, and reflect on how they can improve their conduct. A sheet by Hitchcock pasted on the cover introduces the sermon and describes why he is preaching this sermon even though many in the audience likely heard it preached by him several years before. This sermon was later published by the American Tract Society. |
| Notes | Item is undated, but a letter written by Hitchcock in 1851 describes this sermon as being preached in 1843, and this work was placed between two works dated 1853 in the chronological list of Hitchcock’s works prepared by his son. |
| Physical Description | 1 item (38 pages), Sewn booklet with introductory coversheet pasted on. |
| Languages | English |
| Genre | Sermons |
| Subject | Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Sermons |
| Subject | Sermons, American – Massachusetts – 19th century |
| Subject | Sons – Conduct of life – Sermons |
| Subject | Moral education |
| Part of | Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers |
| Finding Aid | View the finding aid for this item's collection |
| Repository | Amherst College Archives & Special Collections |
| Shelf Location | Box 17 Folder 1 |
| Rights | Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found. |