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title: 'Politics in Religion: A Thanksgiving Sermon, Delivered in the Arch Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on Thursday Morning, November 23, 1854'
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authors:
- 'Charles Wadsworth'
date: 1854-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Politics'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Mark 12'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wadsworth-1854-politics-in-religion-a-thanksgiving-sermon-delivered-in-the-arch-street-presbyterian-church-philadelphia-on-thursday-morning-november-23-1854
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# Politics in Religion: A Thanksgiving Sermon, Delivered in the Arch Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, on Thursday Morning, November 23, 1854

Thanksgiving sermon on 'Render unto Caesar...and to God': denounces partisan politics in pulpits, affirms limits of church–state union while urging lawful government aid for moral reforms.

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