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.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery canonical | 7 |
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Target entity: The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery Context triple: [Barton W. Stone, notableWork, The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery]
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Magnalia Christi Americana
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The Christian Baptist
The Christian Baptist was an early 19th-century religious periodical that Alexander Campbell used to promote Restorationist theology and critique established church practices in the United States.
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The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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Vision After the Sermon
Vision After the Sermon is an 1888 painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts Breton women witnessing Jacob wrestling with an angel, exemplifying his bold use of color and symbolic, Post-Impressionist style.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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B.
Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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C.
The Christian Baptist
The Christian Baptist was an early 19th-century religious periodical that Alexander Campbell used to promote Restorationist theology and critique established church practices in the United States.
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D.
The Bishop's Wife
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 romantic fantasy film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven, about an angel who comes to Earth to help a troubled bishop and his wife.
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E.
Vision After the Sermon
Vision After the Sermon is an 1888 painting by Paul Gauguin that depicts Breton women witnessing Jacob wrestling with an angel, exemplifying his bold use of color and symbolic, Post-Impressionist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological text
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ religious document ⓘ |
| action | formally dissolved the Springfield Presbytery ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Springfield Presbytery ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| circulation | distributed among early frontier congregations in Kentucky and Ohio Valley ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateWritten | 1804 ⓘ |
| denominationContext |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| documentType | last will and testament (figurative) ⓘ |
| genre |
ecclesiastical declaration
ⓘ
manifesto ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | landmark document in the early American Restoration Movement ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Churches of Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ ⓘ Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ⓘ
surface form:
Disciples of Christ
Stone–Campbell Movement ⓘ early American Restoration Movement ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
appeal to the New Testament as sole rule of faith and practice
ⓘ
call for Christians to be known simply as "Christians" ⓘ rejection of denominational labels ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | foundational text for unity principles in the Stone–Campbell tradition ⓘ |
| locationOfOrigin | near Cane Ridge, Kentucky ⓘ |
| movement |
Stone–Campbell Movement
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surface form:
Restoration Movement
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 ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Second Great Awakening
ⓘ
surface form:
Cane Ridge Revival
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | New Testament ⓘ |
| structure | modeled rhetorically on a legal will ⓘ |
| 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 self-link ⓘ |
| year | 1804 ⓘ |
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