---
title: 'Organic Union'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Clement Read Vaughan'
date: 1887-10-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 5'
- 'John 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/vaughan-1887-organic-union
---

# Organic Union

1887 Presbyterian Quarterly critiques emotional 'religious excitements' and opposes organic union with Northern Presbyterians, defending Southern Church independence on doctrinal grounds.

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