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title: 'A Sermon, Delivered at the Organization of the Third Presbyterian Church, in the City of Charleston, South Carolina'
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authors:
- 'Aaron Whitney Leland'
date: 1823-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 5'
- 'John 15'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/leland-1823-a-sermon-delivered-at-the-organization-of-the-third-presbyterian-church-in-the-city-of-charleston-south-carolina
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# A Sermon, Delivered at the Organization of the Third Presbyterian Church, in the City of Charleston, South Carolina

Sermon on Matthew 5:14 delivered at the 1823 organization of a Charleston Presbyterian church. Defines the nature of a true church, its blessings, and its duty as the "light of the world."

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