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title: 'The Origin and Work of the Central Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.: A Discourse'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Alexander White Pitzer'
date: 1880-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Northern-Southern Presbyterian Division'
- 'Church History, Autobiography, and Biography'
scriptures:
- 'Deuteronomy 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/pitzer-1880-the-origin-and-work-of-the-central-presbyterian-church-washington-d-c-a-discourse
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# The Origin and Work of the Central Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.: A Discourse

1880 sermon by Rev. A. W. Pitzer recounting the 1868 founding, growth, and building of Central Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., set against the post–Civil War Presbyterian North/South division.

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