COMMENTARY :
F.P. Ramsay, Exposition of the Book of Church Order (1898)
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The Historical Development of the PCA Book of Church Order
Chapter 18 : Candidates for the Gospel Ministry
Paragraph 6 :
18-6. The Presbytery shall require every candidate for the ministry under its care to make a report to it at least once a year; and it shall secure from his instructors an annual report upon his deportment, diligence, and progress in study.
[Historical Summary : The current PCA text dates to the revisions approved in PCUS 1925.]
Background and Comparison :
1. PCA 1973, Adopted text, as printed in the Minutes of General Assembly,
2. Continuing Presbyterian Church 1973, Proposed text,
3. PCUS 1933, XXI, § 107
4. PCUS 1925, XXI, § 107
The Presbytery shall require every candidate for the ministry under its care to make a report to it at least once a year; and it shall secure from his instructors an annual report upon his deportment, diligence, and progress in study.
PCUS 1879
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PCUS 1869 draft
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PCUS 1867 draft
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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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61 |
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[FoG = Form of Government ; RoD = Rules of Discipline ; DfW = Directory for Worship] |
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