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title: 'Overture on a Religious Amendment to the U.S. Constitution'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'George Washington Musgrave'
date: 1864-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Psalms 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/musgrave-1864-overture-on-a-religious-amendment-to-the-u-s-constitution
---

# Overture on a Religious Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

1864 Presbyterian General Assembly: catechism/baptism rulings; urged seminary students to join presbyteries; adopted an overture to amend the Constitution to name God and Christ.

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