The Undercurrent of the Times

Authors

Earl Clement Davis

Document Type

Sermon

Files

Date

4-29-1917

Summary

This is from the bound collection — “bundle #6” — that is labeled “Sermons During the War.” While there is no explicit date on this sermon, evidence in the text itself places it on Sunday April 29, 1917. The text references the recent entry of the United States into World War I (April 4, 1917) and the start of the Russian Revolution (March 8, 1917) the next Tuesday, May Day, May 1, 1917.

This sermon was given just after the US entry into World War I. Davis sees the war as the final nail in the coffin of what he calls "Graeco-Roman/Medieval absolutism",which would thereby release democracy and make it safe.

Date refers to Date Given.

The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing.

Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.

Keywords

Earl Clement Davis, sermons, minister, Unitarianism, religion, philosophy, World War I, George Burman Foster

Recommended Citation

Davis, Earl Clement, "The Undercurrent of the Times" (1917). Sermons, 1905-1919. 102.
https://commons.clarku.edu/pittsfield_sermons/102

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