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title: 'The Three Pillars of a Republic: An Address Before the Philo and Franklin Societies of Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Penn., … Aug. 6, 1862'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'James Renwick Wilson Sloane'
date: 1862-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'United States'
- 'Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Jeremiah 31'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/sloane-1862-the-three-pillars-of-a-republic-an-address-before-the-philo-and-franklin-societies-of-jefferson-college-canonsburg-penn-aug-6-1862
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# The Three Pillars of a Republic: An Address Before the Philo and Franklin Societies of Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Penn., … Aug. 6, 1862

1862 commencement address arguing a republic rests on religion, law, and liberty; defends the Union, condemns slavery, and urges Biblical religion to shape public life.

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