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title: 'Our Church — Its Condition, Wants, and Prospects'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'James Addison Quarles, Sr.'
date: 1871-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Money, Possessions, and Stewardship'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 9'
- 'Galatians 6'
- 'Proverbs 11'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/quarles-1871-our-church-its-condition-wants-and-prospects
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# Our Church — Its Condition, Wants, and Prospects

1871 essays linking moral philosophy and Christianity and assessing the Southern Presbyterian Church: postwar scattered, underfunded, needing more trained, supported ministers.

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