1862 THOMAS M'CRIE. Important Scottish Divine Manuscript against Religious Tyrrany Civil War Be it therefore Enacted that

Be it therefore Enacted that from and after the passing of this Act no person of any description whatever shall be held in Slavery in this State

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Besides it must deepen the missionary spirit & influence for good of every member of your committee

Beulah Hill

1862 THOMAS M'CRIE. Important Scottish Divine Manuscript against Religious Tyrrany Civil War Be it therefore Enacted thatA wonderful little non authorial holograph in the hand of influential Scottish Presbyterian, Thomas M'Crie. He here records, for a journal long ago disassembled, the words of the Christian poet and hyminist, William Cowper on the need for brave patriots to rise and resist religious and governmental tyranny. M'Crie [1797 1875] was one of the early Scottish Secession ministers, then elected Moderator in 1856 and 1857. He was also author of more than a