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title: 'Report of Committee of Synod of Virginia on the Subject of Education'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Abraham Brooks Van Zandt'
date: 1856-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Education'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 2'
- 'Exodus 20'
- 'Proverbs 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/van-zandt-1856-report-of-committee-of-synod-of-virginia-on-the-subject-of-education
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# Report of Committee of Synod of Virginia on the Subject of Education

Mid-19th-century Presbyterian writings arguing the family as 'God's University' and urging church-supervised parochial schools. Reviews General Assembly reports and Synod debates on denominational education policy.

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