---
title: 'The Moral Ends of the State'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'David McAllister'
date: 1907-03-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 13'
- 'Colossians 1'
- 'Revelation 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mcallister-1907-the-moral-ends-of-the-state
---

# The Moral Ends of the State

Argues the state's chief ends are moral and divine: beyond material and economic duties, the state exists to promote virtue, glorify God, and shape public education and citizenship.

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