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title: 'American Presbyterianism: Its Past and Its Future: The Moderator’s Sermon Before the General Assembly of 1876'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Edward Dafydd Morris'
date: 1876-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 63'
- 'Psalms 48'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/morris-1876-american-presbyterianism-its-past-and-its-future-the-moderators-sermon-before-the-general-assembly-of-1876
---

# American Presbyterianism: Its Past and Its Future: The Moderator’s Sermon Before the General Assembly of 1876

Centennial address reviewing American Presbyterianism's past and future, tracing British roots, colonial development, polity, the voluntary principle, and denominational prospects.

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