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William Henry Roberts

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922-01-01 edition. 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 1891We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Concise History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America; With an Address on the 200th Anniversary of the General Synod. To get started finding A Concise History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America; With an Address on the 200th Anniversary of the General Synod, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922-01-01 edition. 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 1891We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Concise History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America; With an Address on the 200th Anniversary of the General Synod. To get started finding A Concise History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America; With an Address on the 200th Anniversary of the General Synod, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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