dɪskˈʌʃən ʌvðɪ ˌæfɚmˈeɪʃən kəntˈɪnjuːd ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z wɛn ðə pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. ˈækɐ, sˈʌðɚn pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ bɪɡˈæn tə kənsˈɪdɚ jˈuːniən wɪððə nˈɔːɹðɚn pɹˌɛzbɪtˈɪɹiən tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs.ˈeɪ., wɪð kənsˈɜːvətˌɪvz tʃˈɑːɹdʒɪŋ ðætðɪ ˌæfɚmˈeɪʃən wʌz ɪndˈɪkətˌɪv ʌvðə θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl pˈɔstʃɚɹ ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚn dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən.
Discussion of the Affirmation continued into the 1940s when the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (aka, Southern Presbyterian Church) began to consider union with the northern Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., with conservatives charging that the Affirmation was indicative of the theological posture of the northern denomination.