The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
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The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery is a landmark 1804 document in the early American Restoration Movement that dissolved a Presbyterian governing body to promote simple New Testament Christianity and Christian unity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian theological text
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historical document → religious document → |
| action |
formally dissolved the Springfield Presbytery
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| associatedOrganization |
Springfield Presbytery
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| associatedWithPerson |
Barton W. Stone
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David Purviance → John Dunlavy → John Thompson → Richard McNemar → Robert Marshall → |
| callsFor |
abandonment of party names and unscriptural distinctions among Christians
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| circulation |
distributed among early frontier congregations in Kentucky and Ohio Valley
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| country |
United States
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| dateWritten |
1804
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| denominationContext |
Presbyterianism
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| documentType |
last will and testament (figurative)
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| genre |
ecclesiastical declaration
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manifesto → |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark document in the early American Restoration Movement
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| influenceOn |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
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Churches of Christ → Disciples of Christ → Stone–Campbell Movement → early American Restoration Movement → |
| keyTheme |
appeal to the New Testament as sole rule of faith and practice
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call for Christians to be known simply as "Christians" → rejection of denominational labels → |
| language |
English
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| legacy |
foundational text for unity principles in the Stone–Campbell tradition
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| locationOfOrigin |
near Cane Ridge, Kentucky
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| movement |
Restoration Movement
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Stone–Campbell Movement → |
| opposes |
binding of human confessions of faith
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sectarian division among Christians → |
| purpose |
to dissolve the Springfield Presbytery
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to promote Christian unity → to promote simple New Testament Christianity → |
| region |
Kentucky
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| relatedEvent |
Cane Ridge Revival
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| scripturalBasis |
New Testament
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| structure |
modeled rhetorically on a legal will
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| theologicalEmphasis |
Christian unity based on the Bible alone
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rejection of human creeds as tests of fellowship → restoration of New Testament Christianity → |
| title |
The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
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| year |
1804
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Barton W. Stone
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The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
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