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title: 'Religion and Liberty: A Discourse Delivered Dec. 17, 1840; the Day Appointed for Public Thanksgiving by the Governor of New York'
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authors:
- 'Thomas Harvey Skinner, Sr.'
date: 1841-01-01
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topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 144'
- '1 Samuel 8'
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# Religion and Liberty: A Discourse Delivered Dec. 17, 1840; the Day Appointed for Public Thanksgiving by the Governor of New York

Thomas H. Skinner's 1840 Thanksgiving discourse defends republican government and the separation of church and state, urging religion to sustain national virtue and liberty.

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