Henry Ward Beecher: “Is it my excited ear that hears an airy phantasm whispering? or do I…”

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Is it my excited ear that hears an airy phantasm whispering? or do I hear a solemn voice crying out, "Arise?

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Henry Ward Beecher

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Beecher questions whether he hears a call to action, urging awakening and response.

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Henry Ward Beecher: “Is it my excited ear that hears an airy phantasm whispering? or do I hear a solemn voice crying out, "Arise?”