Manuscript Collection MS#001
Box #339
Content Summary: Materials
from the Fraternal Relations Committee of the RPCES, 1980-1982 and the RPCES
History of the Church Committee, 1971-1973.
The contents of this box represent in effect a deposit on the larger collection
of the papers of Joel Belz. Most of Mr. Belz's papers remain in active use
by him at this time, both in his work as editor of World magazine
and in his service to the Church. In 2003 Mr. Belz served as Moderator
of the 31st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, as it
met in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Span dates: 1953,
1971-1982 |
Size: 0.25 cu. ft. (one carton) |
Access: This collection is open to researchers.
Preferred citation: Joel Belz Manuscript Collection, Box 339, PCA Historical Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
Related Collections: Max Belz
Papers; Presbyterian Journal Records |
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Box 339—
Box/File & Subject
339.01 — Finding Aid
339.02 — Fraternal Relations
Committee (RPCES), 1980, Correspondence, Reports, Minutes, including
Minutes of NAPARC meetings, [169 leaves]
339.03 — Fraternal Relations Committee (RPCES), 1981, Correspondence,
Reports, Minutes, including Minutes of NAPARC meetings, Why the
Presbyterian Church in America Did Not Invite the Bible Presbyterian
Church to Join Them [brochure, 19pp.], Twenty Questions about
the proposal that the RPCES Join the PCA [brochure mockup, 8pp.],
Report by Jack Peterson for OPC Committee on Ecumenicity [7pp.],
"Remarks on Church Union, by John Frame, [154 leaves]
339.04 — Fraternal Relations
Committee (RPCES), 1982, Correspondence, Reports [117 leaves]
339.05 — Continuing Presbyterian
Church, 1972 - 1973, Correspondence, Mailing Lists, News Releases,
News Clippings, Reports, Brochures [83 leaves]
339.06 — History of the Church
Committee (RPCES), 1971, Correspondence [8 items, 10 leaves]; correspondents
include George P. Hutchinson, Wyatt George, Will S. Barker II, Joel
Belz and Ed Steele
339.07 — History of the Church
Committee (RPCES), 1971, Notes on the Hutchinson manuscript, by
Edward A. Steele III [24 leaves]
339.08 — History of the Church
Committee (RPCES), 1972, Correspondence [14 items, 17 leaves]
339.09 — History of the Church Committee (RPCES), 1973, Correspondence
[21 items, 25 leaves] correspondents include Belz, Hutchinson and
Barker
339.10 — History of the Church
Committee (RPCES), 1973, Promotional Brochure for The History
Behind the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod [2
copies]
339.11 — History of the Church
Committee (RPCES), undated, Information on Copyright Law
339.12 — Photographs: (1.) Bible Presbyterian Church, 1953,
Photograph of Attendees at the 16th annual Synod, meeting at Faith
Theological Seminary in Elkins Park and Synodical Attendees, with
partial identification on reverse; (2.) Dr. Robert G. Rayburn, Rudy
Schmidt, Nick Barker and Martin Essenberg, at a graduation ceremony
at Covenant College, date unknown |