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Church Independence from the State

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Dec 30, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 50.

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Church Independence from the State

By Editor

WE learn that the recent Baptist convention at Ottawa, Canada, passed the following resolution:—
“That in the opinion of this convention the acceptance by the Baptist Churches of the exemption of their church property from municipal taxation is inconsistent with our distinctive principles, and is an impediment to our work of evangelizing the world.”
That is the true principle. The church cannot afford to be under obligation to the State; for its work of evangelization is not to be done by the aid of the State, but by the power of the Spirit.