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Samuel Miller,
Dangers of Education in Roman Catholic Seminaries, 1837

This sermon was delivered before the Presbyterian Synod of Philadelphia meeting in Baltimore on Oct. 31, 1837. It was repeated in New York Nov. 26, 1837, and published by the synod. This copy was from the third printing of one thousand each.

Miller, Titlepage Miller, pg. 1
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Miller, pg. 4 Miller, pg. 5
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Miller, pg. 6
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Reading Between the Lines

The rhetoric in this sermon heightens emotions. Can you detect your own biases in reaction to this sermon?

It is interesting to read this as a piece of propaganda and to note its strategies. How does "womanhood" figure in the strategy to convince readers of the danger Catholic schools pose to the American nation?