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title: 'Opening Sermon at the Second General Council of the Presbyterian Alliance: The Mission of the Presbyterian Church'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'William Miller Paxton'
date: 1880-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church History'
- 'Deity, and Person and Work of Christ'
- 'Missions (General)'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 8'
- 'Acts 1'
- 'John 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/paxton-1880-opening-sermon-at-the-second-general-council-of-the-presbyterian-alliance-the-mission-of-the-presbyterian-church
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# Opening Sermon at the Second General Council of the Presbyterian Alliance: The Mission of the Presbyterian Church

Proceedings of the 1880 Second General Presbyterian Council defending the person of Christ, Presbyterian identity, and calling for unified global missionary witness and evangelistic action.

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