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title: 'True Principles in the Organization of a Christian Institution: An Address Delivered … Geneseo Synodical Academy, N.Y., April 7th, 1853'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Cortlandt  Van Rensselaer, Sr.'
date: 1853-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 22'
- 'Ephesians 6'
- 'Deuteronomy 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/van-rensselaer-1853-true-principles-in-the-organization-of-a-christian-institution-an-address-delivered-geneseo-synodical-academy-n-y-april-7th-1853
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# True Principles in the Organization of a Christian Institution: An Address Delivered … Geneseo Synodical Academy, N.Y., April 7th, 1853

1853 address advocating Christian education: the union of religion and learning, the role of Christian teachers, and the church's oversight in organizing Geneseo Synodical Academy.

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