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The Historical Development of the Book of Church Order

Chapter 5 : The Organization of a Particular Church
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5-8. It is the intention of the Presbyterian Church in America that mission churches enjoy the same status as particular churches in relation to civil government.

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BACKGROUND & COMPARISON :
No comparable text in the following editions:
PCA 1973, Adopted text, as printed in the Minutes of General Assembly
Continuing Presbyterian Church 1973, Proposed text
 PCUS 1879
PCUS 1869 draft

COMMENTARY :
F.P. Ramsay, Exposition of the Book of Church Order (1898)
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