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When did the Old Side and New Side Presbyterian groups reunite?
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The Old Side and New Side Presbyterian groups reunited in 1758.12
This schism, which lasted from 1741 to 1758, was driven by differing perspectives on the religious revivals of the 18th century, known as the Great Awakening. The New Side group favored these revivalist methods, while the Old Side groupācomposed largely of Scotch-Irish Presbyteriansāremained skeptical of them.12