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title: 'The Address and Petition of a Number of the Clergy of Various Denominations in the City of Philadelphia, to the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Pennsylvania, Relative to the Passing of a Law Against Vice and Immorality'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Robert Annan'
- 'Ashbel Green'
- 'William Marshall'
- 'John Blair Smith'
date: 1793-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '18th century'
topics:
- 'Sabbath'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'Exodus 20'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/18th-century/annan-green-marshall-smith-1793-the-address-and-petition-of-a-number-of-the-clergy-of-various-denominations-in-the-city-of-philadelphia
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# The Address and Petition of a Number of the Clergy of Various Denominations in the City of Philadelphia, to the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Pennsylvania, Relative to the Passing of a Law Against Vice and Immorality

Philadelphia clergy (1793) petition the Pennsylvania legislature to pass laws against vice: enforce the Lord’s Day, curb taverns and gaming, and prohibit theatrical exhibitions.

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