![]() Declaration and Address, Published December 1809 | |
Location of the first publishing of the Declaration and Address in Washington, Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates | 40°10′09″N 80°14′41″W / 40.16908°N 80.2448°W |
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PHMC dedicated | June 19, 1994[1] |
The Declaration and Address was written by Thomas Campbell in 1809. It was first published in Washington, Pennsylvania in 1809.[1] It was the founding document for the Christian Association of Washington, a religious association that was a precursor to the Restoration Movement. In many ways, Thomas Campbell was before his time. He had an ecumenical spirit long before the ecumenical movement began. The Declaration and Address is a testimony to his appeal for Christian unity.