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title: 'An Open Letter to the Members of the Southern Presbyterian Church'
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authors:
- 'Richmond Kelley Smoot'
- 'Clement Read Vaughan'
date: 1906-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
scriptures:
- 'John 18'
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/smoot-vaughan-1906-an-open-letter-to-the-members-of-the-southern-presbyterian-church
---

# An Open Letter to the Members of the Southern Presbyterian Church

Benjamin M. Palmer opposes organic union with Northern Presbyterians, defending the Southern church's separate existence, spiritual kingdom, and noninterference in civil affairs.

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