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title: 'The Period from the Adoption of the Presbyterian Form of Government to the Present Time'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Samuel Jennings Wilson'
date: 1876-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
scriptures:
- 'Ephesians 6'
- 'Matthew 9'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wilson-1876-the-period-from-the-adoption-of-the-presbyterian-form-of-government-to-the-present-time
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# The Period from the Adoption of the Presbyterian Form of Government to the Present Time

1876 historical discourse tracing American Presbyterianism from adoption of its government through the Revolution, the first General Assembly, frontier missions, and key leaders.

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