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Dr. J.H. Thornwell’s Letter to Governor Manning on Public Instruction in South Carolina (1853)

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Thornwell’s 1853 letter to Governor Manning critiques public instruction in South Carolina, defends a compulsory liberal college curriculum, warns against elective plans, and urges practical, state-aligned schooling.
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James Henley Thornwell (November 27, 1812 – December 1, 1862) was an American Presbyterian theologian, minister, and professor whose rigorous Reformed teaching at South Carolina College and Columbia Theological Seminary deeply shaped Southern Presbyterian doctrine in the mid-19th century. A prolific writer and church leader, he defended confessional Calvinism and articulated a theological vision that emphasized church unity and doctrinal fidelity.

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