The Preachers and Taxation in Public Prayer
A broad page from the Chicago Chronicle of October 15 features sermons on taxation and corruption. The author cites Chief Justice Chase and Saint Peter to condemn religious and political hypocrisy, urging scrutiny of public opinion in Chicago and warning against turning faith into a market.
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Peters
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St. Peter and
Solo- Anon P. Chase
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Chicago Chronicle of Actaber
Religious conflict and trashing sermons in a wary era
A garbled critique notes dull sermons by Rev. Mumbug Delano Henry Leach Yaspuran and others amid social debates on women, taxation, slavery, and virtue. It mocks the era’s clerical bombast while highlighting church leaders’ failings and public hypocrisy, with scattered ads and local commerce mentions.
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Bamba
Arabia
Mumbug
Chicago
H. A. Delano
Rey
Isaih
J. Q. A. Henry
Pacific
Christ
Gen. Grant
Wt. B. Leach
Mr. Leach
Yaspuran
Wilberforce
Speaker
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Edward Lane
Montgomery County
M. M. Cooper
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Music Hall
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General Merchandise
Geo. Liebler
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