On the recordJanuary 17, 1837
To be instrumental in terminating the evils of civil war and in substituting in their stead the blessings of peace is a divine privilege.
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presidency.ucsb.eduTo be instrumental in terminating the evils of civil war and in substituting in their stead the blessings of peace is a divine privilege.
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