National Reform Documents Volume 3, Number 1. Call for a National Conference on the Christian Principles of Civil Government. City Hall, Pittsburgh, April 23-25, 1889.
Philadelphia: Aldine Press Co., 1889. Pamphlet. [12] pages, staplebound pamphlet. Spine split, staples rusted; moisture stains to front cover, dustsoiling and crude tape repair to rear cover. Good.
Includes a preliminary program, list of members across the country, and a blank form certifying delegates from local chapters to the convention. The National Reform Association, established in 1863, lobbied for a constitutional amendment that explicitly stated the United States was a Christian nation. The group lobbied for Christian public school curricula and against Mormonism, campaigning for an anti-polygamy amendment in the early 20th century.
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