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title: 'A Review of A Letter from the Presbytery of Chillicothe, to the Presbytery of Mississippi on the Subject of Slavery'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'James Smylie, II'
date: 1836-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 52'
- 'Psalms 66'
- 'Joshua 7'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smylie-1836-a-review-of-a-letter-from-the-presbytery-of-chillicothe-to-the-presbytery-of-mississippi-on-the-subject-of-slavery
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# A Review of A Letter from the Presbytery of Chillicothe, to the Presbytery of Mississippi on the Subject of Slavery

1836 Presbyterian review and letters debating whether slavery is inherently sinful. Argues slavery itself isn't sin while urging church discipline for abusive slave practices.

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