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title: 'The Separation of Church and State in Virginia'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Jacob Harris Patton'
date: 1883-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Sabbath'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
scriptures:
- 'John 5'
- 'Matthew 12'
- 'Luke 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/patton-1883-the-separation-of-church-and-state-in-virginia
---

# The Separation of Church and State in Virginia

Discusses our Lord’s Sabbath teaching and healings as guidance for Christian work, and traces the separation of Church and State in Virginia, emphasizing Presbyterian dissenters’ influence.

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