COMMENTARY :
F.P. Ramsay, Exposition of the Book of Church Order (1898, p. ), on :
"The
The Historical Development of the PCA Book of Church Order
Chapter 13 : The Presbytery
Paragraph 8 :
13-8. The Presbytery before receiving into its membership any church, shall designate a commission to meet with the church's ruling elders to make certain that the elders understand and can sincerely adopt the doctrines and polity of the Presbyterian Church in America as contained in its Constitution. In the presence of the commission, the ruling elders shall be required to answer affirmatively the questions required of officers at their ordination.
[Historical Summary : The current PCA text dates to ______, and this provision is not found in earlier editions of either the PCA or PCUS Books of Church Order.
Background and Comparison :
No comparable text in the following key editions and drafts:
PCA 1973, Chapter 14, Adopted text
Continuing Presbyterian Church 1973, Chapter 14, Proposed BCO
PCUS 1933, Chapter XV
PCUS 1925, Chapter XV
PCUS 1879, Chapter V, Section IV
PCUS 1869 draft, V-4
PCUS 1867 draft, V-4
Chapter Index [links to Par. 1 of each chapter]: |
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FoG
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I. King & Head of Church
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RoD
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II. Preliminary Principles
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DfW |
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[FoG = Form of Government ; RoD = Rules of Discipline ; DfW = Directory for Worship] |
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