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A Concise History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America; With an Address on the 200th Anniversary of the General Synod

A Concise History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America; With an Address on the 200th Anniversary of the General Synod

Roberts, William Henry

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ISBN10: 1151631744
ISBN13: 9781151631749
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.05 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1922. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... vii reunion and advance, 1870-1900 movement toward union Correspondence between the 'Old School and New School General Assemblies was established as early as 1862, under the pressure of a widely extended and growing fraternal feeling. The two Assemblies met in St. Louis in 1866, and partook together of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Committees of conference with a view to union were appointed the same year, and in 1867 a Presbyterian national convention held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, gave a powerful impulse to the reunion movement. The report of the committees of conference, though adopted by both the Assemblies of 1868, was rejected by a decided majority of the Old School Presbyteries, and reunion, as a result, was consummated on the basis of the Standards pure and simple, November 12, 1869, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Article ii of the Plan of Union, containing this basis, reads as follows: The Reunion shall be effected on the doctrinal and ecclesiastical basis of our common standards; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments shall be acknowledged to be the inspired word of God, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice; the Confession of Faith shall continue to be sincerely received and adopted as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures; and the Government and Discipline of the Presbyterian Church in the United States shall be approved as containing the principles and rules of our polity. In connection with Reunion a memorial fund was raised, the amount of which was reported as being $7,883,983.85. It was mainly expended in paying church debts, in endowing colleges and in erecting new houses of worship. the controversy of 1891...

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