United States, North Carolina, New Hanover County, Wilmington, 34.22573, -77.94471Wilson, Joseph R. (Joseph Ruggles), 1835-19031879-02-09Sermon written by Joseph R. Wilson, delivered at First Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, North Carolina, February 9, 1879, concerning God's fatherly nature. Wilson explains how there are three types of sons: those who trust in Christ and follow him, those who trust themselves and follow the Pharisees, and those who trust themselves and follow the devil. He goes on to show how God is both a father and a ruler and, as such, demands obedience. He explains how we must cultivate ourselves to be a habitable abode for the divine and shows the consequences for those who do not.application/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Presbyterian Church in the U.S.--Sermons--19th centuryPresbyterian Church in the U.S.--TheologyFatherhood--Religious aspects--ChristianityObedience--Religious aspects--PresbyteriansPhariseesThe Man Who Had Two Sons is Put for God; and His Two Sons Are Two Classes of Precious Immortal Souls, Matthew 21:28 (1879)Text