A Discourse for the Time, delivered January 4, 1852 in the First Congregational Unitarian Church

"A Discourse for the Time, delivered January 4, 1852 in the First Congregational Unitarian Church" by William Henry Furness is a sermon that tackles the important social and political problems during its time. It discusses how people are all connected to each other and to the world around them. Set against the backdrop of political chaos in Europe, especially the troubling events in France, it pushes people to understand they have a job to do in making sure everyone is okay. The book says that nobody lives alone, and everyone needs to be involved in their community and take responsibility for others. It warns that if people don't care about what's going on around them, bad things can happen to them too, even if they don't mean to get mixed up in it. He encourages his audience to step up as citizens and as moral people connected by a shared humanity, particularly when faced with injustice and oppression, such as slavery.