---
title: 'Polygamy and Citizenship in Church and State'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Samuel Spahr Laws'
date: 1906-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
- 'Missions (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 19'
- '1 Corinthians 7'
- '1 Timothy 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/laws-1906-polygamy-and-citizenship-in-church-and-state
---

# Polygamy and Citizenship in Church and State

1906 pamphlet arguing that Scripture ordains monogamy and that polygamy disqualifies individuals from full citizenship in church and state, critiquing missionary toleration of polygamy.

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