[posted] Posted(#64734, Cowan)

[David Price]

The Cause and Cure of the Cattle Plague, by James Galloway Cowan         64734
   [Subtitle: A Plain Sermon]
   [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/7/3/64734 ]
   [Files: 64734-0.txt; 64734-h.htm]



For those wishing to know: Rev. Cowan (1828-1875) was a very popular 
preacher in Hammersmith, west London, and often took an unusual approach 
(and hard) approach in his sermons.  In this one, he says that the cattle 
plague which was then (1866) raging in London, was a judgement from God, 
and people had to turn to religion.  It's a bit short (as some of his 
individual sermons are), but he wanted to publish his views to Hammersmith 
and this was an excellent way to do it.  It also shows what was "going on" 
behind the newspaper reports etc.

All the best,
David,
Bright but still overcast England