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A Pastoral Letter (1775)

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A 1775 pastoral letter from a Presbyterian synod urging national repentance, fervent prayer, and moral reform amid looming civil war; exhorts soldiers to fear God and seek divine aid.
Archive ⬩ Church-State Relations, Colonial Presbyterian History
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John Rodgers (1727 – 1811) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, educator, and early church leader who served as pastor in Philadelphia and was a founding figure of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, helping to organize its first permanent governing structures after the American Revolution. Renowned for his preaching, teaching, and commitment to evangelical piety, he also played a key role in establishing several Presbyterian institutions and mentoring the next generation of ministers.

John Witherspoon (1723 – 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and college presidentwho led the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University),

shaped its curriculum, and trained a generation of early American leaders in both faith and civic responsibility. A signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, he played a significant role in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, bringing Reformed principles to the nation’s political and educational life.

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