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title: 'Has the Southern Presbyterian Church Any Distinctive Principles?'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Robert Alberti Lapsley, Sr.'
date: 1901-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Northern-Southern Presbyterian Division'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Westminster Standards'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/lapsley-1901-has-the-southern-presbyterian-church-any-distinctive-principles
---

# Has the Southern Presbyterian Church Any Distinctive Principles?

Argues the Southern Presbyterian Church's separation is based on constitutional principles: the church's spiritual, non‑political character and strict fidelity to Westminster standards.

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