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title: 'Christianity and the Commonwealth: A Lecture Delivered at the Opening of the Session of the Theological Seminary … November 4, 1862'
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authors:
- 'Thomas Sproull'
date: 1862-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Zephaniah 1'
- 'Romans 1'
- 'Isaiah 60'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/sproull-1862-christianity-and-the-commonwealth-a-lecture-delivered-at-the-opening-of-the-session-of-the-theological-seminary-november-4-1862
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# Christianity and the Commonwealth: A Lecture Delivered at the Opening of the Session of the Theological Seminary … November 4, 1862

Argues nations must recognize and support Christianity for national welfare; complete separation of religion and state is impracticable, and neutrality favors antichristianity.

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