The Sabbath: a sermon preached in Holy Trinity Church, Hurdsfield, on Sunday Evening, January 30, 1853, in reference to the proposed opening of the Crystal Palace on the Lord's day

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Step back into 1853 with John Martindale Farrar's powerful sermon delivered at Holy Trinity Church in Hurdsfield. At the time, London was gripped by the controversy surrounding the proposed opening of the Crystal Palace on the Lord's Day — a cultural flashpoint that forced the religious community to grapple with the encroachment of secular leisure on sacred time. Farrar's preaching captures the earnest spiritual conflict of the Victorian era, offering a profound meditation on the necessity of Sabbath rest in a rapidly modernizing world.\n\nThis EPUB edition preserves the full text of the original sermon, making it an essential read for students of church history, Victorian literature, and the history of religious controversy. Whether you are researching 19th-century Anglicanism or simply appreciate the eloquence of period preaching, this sermon provides a vivid window into a defining moment of British cultural history. Own a piece of literary history in a portable digital format.