PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
McClintock & Strong Cyclopaedia — Volume 8
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Section 721
Soon after the secession of Mr. M'Millan from the Established Church, he was joined by Mr. John M-Neil, a licentiate, who, having adopted Cameronian views, had also seceded. These two faithful and zealous ser- vants of Christ traversed the country, preaching every- where, and encouraging the adherents of the Covenant. …
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The Original Secession Synod dates its rise from 17:i;'.. and claims to represent tin first seceders who in their testimony published in 17:17 were careful to make it known that they were not dissenters from the Na- tional Church because of her civil establishment, but seceders from a corrupt and prevailing party in he…
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5. United Original Secession Church. — In common with all true Protestants, the Synod of United Original Seceders acknowledges the Scriptures of the old ami New Testaments to i»- the supreme and only rule of faith and practice. They claim to he a branch oi the Reformed ami Covenanted Church of Scotland, and adhere to t…
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The ordinance which they had secured from Parlia- ment in 1648, however, never went into practical opera- tion, for as soon as Cromwell and the Independents rose into power, they showed an uncompromising hostility to the Presbyterians. This was partly owing to the re- sistance the latter had made to the trial and execu…
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1836, bin in 1843 a portion of this adhered to the Scot- tish Established Church, while a portion, in sisterly al- liance with the Free Church of Scotland, prosecuted its work in England on the footing of a Church with sepa- rate and independent jurisdiction. In 1872 the two bodies into which the English Presbyterians …
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7. Presbyterian Church in Ireland.— In Ireland as well as in England there was a strong Puritan section of the clergy holding Presbyterian principles during the earlier years of the 17th century, and the party was con- siderably strengthened by the settlement of Ulster by Scottish colonists during the reign of James I.…
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The Remonstrant or Arian body has not increased in like proportion. After their withdrawal from the ortho- dox majority in 1829, the Unitarians formed themselves into an association which assumed the name of "The Remonstrant Synod of Ulster." This body has since maintained a lingering existence in the north of Ire- PR…
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"l. To declare their constant and inviolable attachment to their already approved and recognised standards; name- ly, the W esimmsterC mfession of Faith, Larger aud Short- er Catechisms, ! >: i <■• torj foi Worship, and Form of Pres- byterian Church government, with the Original Secession Testimony. "•.'. That, as the…
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The Adopting Act was passed in 1729, designed to announce the Westminster Confession and Catechisms as the standards of the Church more formally than had ever yet been done. The bearing of this act has been of late years sharply discussed. It may be found in the printed minutes. It was a compromise measure accept- ed i…
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into consideration the i stitution of the Church of Scotland and other Protestant churches," and to form a complete system for the organization of the Presbyte- rian Church in the United Slates. In May. 1788, the synod convened and resolved itself into a General As- sembly, which had its lirst meeting the following ye…
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made ineffectual attempts to try and condemn Drs. Karnes. P.eeeher. and Duffield for publishing heterodox opinions; the New School stood up for •• substance of doctrine," and for the Great Voluntary or National So- cieties in opposition to denominational action. Confi- dent in superior numbers and Strategy, the latter…
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A deep conviction of the Church's duty to carry on, through strictly ecclesiastical agencies, the work of for- eign missions, had led the Synod of Pittsburgh, as early as 1831, to organize itself for this purpose as the West- ern Foreign Missionary Society. The New School had refused to consummate the desires and plans…
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the city of Philadelphia, now estimated to be worth more than $100, Under their charge has been placed the Ministerial Relief Fund, managed by an ex- ecutive committee which commenced its operations i,, 1864. In 1869 they reported $13,465 received from or- dinary sources, and $8200 as a special donation towards a per…
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V PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES of Londonderry. The Presbytery of Connecticut, con- sisting of several ministers and churches previously be- longing to the Presbytery of New York, was constituted by the Synod of New York Oct. 15, 1850, and held its first meeting at Thompson ville on Oct. 29. Missions. — (a.) Home Missions. —…
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Summary View of the Foreign Mission Operations of the l'r.i:.-i:i human ( UUROII. MISSIONS. 11 f\ g2 >a America. .Indians — 1763 MOO 11 5 15 9 36 8 24 2 4 8 13 2 I 283 40 402 281 7.01O Roman Catholic- Mexico South America, Brazil, Chili, Colombia Africa West Coast 810 Mil 780 62 L250 64 240 840 57…
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I he ii~ii d course of Classical studies, and permitted them to except to the doctrine of the divine decrees as in- volving the idea of Fatalism. In October, 1802, the Presbytery was divided, rnd the Presbvterv of Cum- PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES 539 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES berland was formed, covering the region just named.…
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12. The Reformed Presbyterian Synod. — Dur- ing "the persecuting times," some members of the Cov- enanting or Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland settled in Pennsylvania. In 17-13 these met at Middle Octorara, and again solemnly subscribed the Old Scot- tish Covenant. In 1752 the Scottish Church sent the Rev. John…
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them lor a minister, but at that time none could he sent. The application was renewed in 1750, but I lit- first minister sent to this country by the Secession Church of Scotland, the Rev. Alexander Gelatly, did not arrive until 1753. In 17."p:; a presbytery was organized under the name of "The Associate Presbytery of …
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2. Associatt Reformed Church. — The earliest settle- ments of the Associate Reformed Church were in Penn- sylvania, within the Cumberland valley ; but colonies from these emigrated to South Carolina and Georgia, New York, Kentucky, and even to New Hampshire and Maine. One of the lirst acts of the synod, after its or- g…
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES 542 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES ods, 56 presbyteries, 611 ministers, 777 congregations, and 7t;.<tt;:; communicants. It has theological semina- ries al Newburgh, N. V. •. Allegheny, Pa.; and Xenia, <). : and missionary seminaries al Osiool and Ramleh, Egypt Westminster, Monmouth, and Ohio Central colle…
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'••J. Inasmuch as some incidental expressions, uttered in limes of great public excitement, arc found upon our records, and have been pointed out in the report of the committee aforesaid, which seem to be ambiguous or inconsistent with the above declarations and others of like import, this Assembly docs hereby disavow …
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The work of education for the ministry is conducted by the General Assembly, through an executive com- mittee located at Memphis, Tenn. In the last ecclesi- astical year, the committee received from the churches, for this purpose, $15,131, from which 05 young men, prosecuting their studies at various colleges and theo-…
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by tWO ministers and one elder; and for years alter the development of Presbyterianism was slow. In Upper Canada, now known as the Province of Ontario, the pi- oneers ol Presbyterianism were sent out by the Reformed Dutch ' Ihurch. < hie of the principal laborers thus sent was the Rev. Roberl M'Dowell, who was appoin…
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New Brunswick). The Synod of Nova Scotia grew apace, and when the division came, in 1844, it had outnumbered its elder sister. But now it was well- nigh extinguished. Some of its ministers returned to Scotland, others joined the Free Church in these prov- inces. Three onh maintained their former connection. The synod…
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In addition to the work above mentioned, missions of a special character are maintained. Of such is the mission to the lumbermen, instituted seven years prior to the union by the branch of the Church in connection with the Church of Scotland. The object of this mis- sion is to supply the ordinances of religion to the l…
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:'.. Colleges. Queen's University and College at Kings- ton, founded in 1840, is the oldest, li was projected by the branch of the Church formerly in connection with the Church of Scotland, and is the only one that the power of granting degrees. It combines the faculties of arts and theology. Since its establish- ment…
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The following statistics will give an approximate view of the present numerical and financial state of the Church: Presbyterian population 130,000 Pastoral chai ges 145 ■Ministers settled in pastoral charges 122 Unattached ministers supplying vacancies and new stations 19 Elders 400 Attending divine service 60,0…
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES 54S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES missionaries od this interesting field. The children of the Sabbath-schools are pledged to collect £500 per an- num fortbe maintenance oi the Day-spring, mission-ship. The total contributions to the home and heathen mis- sions in 1876 amounted to £2220. The capital inves…
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superintendence of his own clergy. 'The Presbyterian Church has not been equally prosperous in this as in other col, mies. and there is still a division in the ranks. 'The Presbytery of 'Tasmania and the Free Presbytery of Tasmania indicate this division. 'There are 17 (barges in all. and 13 ministers. ti. /'/■< slii/…
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for purposes of convenience, Presbyterians do not receive all Calvin's views without qualification ; neither do they admit that they owe their system to the Genevese re- former, for they claim for it a higher antiquity, reaching even beyond the great champion Augustine to no less an authority than St. Paul. They assert…
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such other persons as are known to be in good Church standing elsewhere. During the field-preaching of the Scottish Reformation period and subsequently, several neighboring congregations often joined together to ob- serve tbe communion. On such occasions there were several successive cclebral ions of the Supper, calle…
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being determined by the size of the bodj . and care being taken to prevent its becoming unw ieidy. Each superior OOlirt or judicatory has tie- constitutional right ol re- viewing and controlling, i firming or reversing, the doings and decisions of the court below. A mooted PRESBYTERIANS 551 PRESBYTERIANS questio…
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The Presbyterians are for the most part Calvinistic in doctrine. They generally accept the Westminster Assembly's Confession of Faith as their symbol of belief, and every minister in the Presbyterian Church of the United States is required to declare his personal belief in it as an embodiment of the truths taught in th…
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25 AMERICA. Indians: Canada— Presbyterian Church of Canada 1 " United States — Presbyterian Church (U. S.) 11 Southern Presbyterian Church 7 Chinese: California — Presbyterian church (U.S.) 2 United Presb. Ch. " 1 Among Roman Ca1 t.ios : Mexico Presbyterian Church (U. S.) 5 Southern Presbyterian Church 1 B…
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voig. Ad Philad. proaem: iav iv ivi lixriv ovv Tip lirioKOTHp Kai Tolg avv abrip TrpEc^vripoig Kai SiaKo- voig cnroCEiyp.ivovg iv yvwpy 'Inaoii Xpiarov. Ad Magnes. c. 6 : i vio$)]te Tip iwioKOTrif) Kai roig izpo- KaStipivoig. Ad Trail, c. 3: IldvTEg ivrptTrEvSip- aav Tovg CiaKovovg log ivroXi}v 'hjffoii Xpioroii Kai to…
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A ( sequence of the participation ol the presbyters in the administration during the lifetime of the bishop was thai they governed alone during the vacancy of the see. After the death of pope Fabian, the clergy of Rome wrote to the clergy of Carthage ( Ep.23ap.Cypr?) : "< >mnes nos ilr,-, i. pro corpore totius ecclesi…
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binding the bishops to the consent of the chapters.- - Wetzer u.Welte, Kirchen-Lex. >. v. v< des National a. TerrUorialrKirchenthums in der Katho- lischen Kirch (Schaffh. 1851 I. Presbytery is (1) the space in the choir of a church in which the high-altar is placid; the name is soim times extended to the w hole cho…
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2. A second theory is that, the foreknowledge of con- tingent events being in its own nature impossible, be- cause it implies a contradiction, it does no dishonor to the divine Being to affirm that of such events he has, and can have, no prescience whatever, and thus the prescience of God as to moral actions being whol…
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of the nature of freedom to be uncoiist rained : so that ive an instance in the case of a free agenl thai .,- i in some particular manner, but it by no lows from what will be, whether foreseen or not. thai it must be. third theory amounts, in brief, to this: that the foreknowledge of God musl bo supposed to differ s…
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tion was clogged with this absurdity— that it made God to be the author of Adam's sin— he very astutely took refuge in this conditional foreknowledge, and in his corrected theses on predestination, published after the death of Arminius, he describes it as " that by which God, through the infinite light of his own knowl…
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Prescription is also a law adopted in Presbyterian churches. If a scandal is not noticed for five years after it happens, it cannot be revived, but is then said to be prescribed. Presence means, in canonical law, the uninter- rupted personal residence of every regularly prebended ecclesiastic at the seat of his office…
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tled by the statutes of the corporation; or if regulations on the Bubjecl be wanting, by a collegiate \ ote. In the remainder, the righl of the patron is unlimited : he can propose his nearest relation, but not himself, altl gh he « Id, "via gratia," present a request for Ids own admission (gratiosam petert admissio…
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preservation : and for that effect I constitute my procurators. In witness whereof, etc., (signed) Druin- mond Kiunoul. R. A. Yates, ivitness. Thomas Keatham, witness." See Patronage. Presentation of the Virgin, Feast of, a Komish festival held on Nov. 21. It is not older than the 13th century. See Mary. Presiden…
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At this date, then, there wras made a distinction be- tween presiding elders and travelling elders, and not before. All the elders previous to 1792, therefore, were elected and appointed to the office and duties of presid- ing elder by the Conference, and each had equal au- thority in charge in the absence of the bisho…
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Pressly, Ebenezer Erskine, IU>.. a Presby- terian divine, was born near Cedar Spring, Abbeville District. S. ('.. in 1808. His parents, of the good old Scotch-Irish stock, were remarkable for their piety and intelligence, and early dedicated their only son to the work of the Christian ministry. He pursued his pre- par…
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Prester, John. See Jonx, Prester. Preston, John, D.D., a noted English Puritan divine, was born at Heyford, Northamptonshire, in 1587, and educated at King's College and Queen's Col- lege, University of Cambridge, was made fellow and tutor of Queen's College, and finally became chaplain to Prince Charles. In 1G22 he w…
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PRETAS 562 PREVOST of the world into the Church; (8) when they form apologies for that in some which they c lemn in oth- i Inn. professing to believe in the doctrines of the Gospel, they live licentiously; (10) when they create, magnify, and pervert their troubles; (11) when they arraign the conduct of God as unki…
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Pretorium. See I'im-hokum. Prevent (some form of -"■ 03ava>, both meaning to precedi or anticipate) is understood, in our translation of the Scriptures, only in the old Latin sense, as d< not- ing— 1. To com* befon one is expected or sought (Job xxx, 27) ; 'J. To go before, or he sooner | Psa. cxix, 1 17). One is happ…
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to his expositions of the Scriptures an extensive knowl- edge of classical literature, and, imitating Grotius's method, frequently illustrated by profane authors, es- pecially the Greek and Roman. See Orme, Bibl. Bibli- ca, s. v. ; C'rit. Sacri, vol. v ; Allibone, Diet, of Brit, and Amer. A uth. s. v. : Kitto, iii, 568…
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"ii the philosophical aberration of the age, and how ear- ii< -tly be desired to place moral and metaphysical truth upon a deeper and truer foundation. "Almost, the only writer," says Morell, " of this (the rationalistic) school whose works are likely to form a pari of our standard philosophy is Dr. Richard Price." I…
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Pricks (Numb, xxxiii, 55 ; Acts ix, 5). See Goad ; Thorn. Pridden, John, an English clergyman, was born in the year 1758 in London, and was educated at Queen's College, Oxford. After filling various appointments, he finally became rector of St. George's, Botolph Lane, London. He died in 1825. His publications are of a…
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PRIDEAUX 566 PRIERIAS sary fur giving a distinct view of the completion of tlie prophecies which relate to the timea comprehended in it. The author has also set in the clearest lighl some passages of profane history which before lay dispersed and buried in confusion, and tin-re appears throughout the whole work such…
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Prie, Link de, a French cardinal, was bom in Tou- raine, in 1 151, of a noble family. He was successively, by the favor of cardinal George D'Amboise, bis cousin, grand archdeacon of Bourges, archdeacon of Blois, dean of St.-Hilairc-de-Poitiers. apostolic prothonotary, abbot commendatory of Laudais, of Loroux, of Issou-…
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Priest, Hebrew ("jln's, kohen, i£pa'>c). (We base the following article upon that found in Smith's Dic- tionary of the Bible, with important additions from other sources.) See also Sacerdotal Oruer. I. General Considerations. — 1. The Name. (1.) The English word priest is generally derived from the New- Test, term pre…
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PRIEST 568 PRIEST the Sept. gives Uptvg. It is noticeable that this use of the title is confined to the reigns of David and Solo- mon, and that the synonym "at the king's hand" of 1 rim. i). xviii. 17 is used in xxv, •-' of the sous of Asaph as "prophesying" under their bead "r father, and of the relation of Asaph h…
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No trace of a hereditary or caste priesthood meets us in the worship of the patriarchal age. (For its oc- casional appearance in a general form, see ij iii.) Abra- ham. Isaac, and Jacob perform priestly acts, offer sacri- fices, "draw near" to the I.ord ((.en. xii. * : xviii. 23; xxvi. 25; xxxiii. 20). To the eldest so…
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Facts such as these leave scarcely any room for doubt that there was a connection of some kind between the Egyptian priesthood and that of Israel. The latter was not, indeed, an outgrowth or imitation of the former. The faith of Israel in Jehovah, the one Lord, the living God, of whom there was no form or similitude, p…
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PRIEST 570 PRIEST vine voice; the right hand and the right foot, thai were to be active in divine ministrations (Exod. xxix. 20; Lev. viii. 23, 24). Lastly, as they were to be the expo- nents, n ily of the nation's sense of guilt, but of its praise and thanksgiving, Moses was to * " rill their hands" with cakes ol …
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Fig. 1. Ancient Egyptiai (2.) Over the drawers was worn the "coat of fine linen" ri"l' ~'T~. ketkdneth shish, tunica byssvna, Exod. xxxix. 27), a close-fitting skirt or cassock, such as was worn by men in general (Gen. x\x\ii. 3), also by women (2 Sam. xiii. [8; Cant. v. 3), next to the skin. It was white, but with …
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The dress of the hir/h-priest was precisely the same with that of the common priests in all the foregoing particulars; in addition to which he had (1) a robe, b^"^, meil (Exod. xxviii, 4, ivociipi], tunica'). This was not a mantle, but a second and larger coat without sleeves ; a kind of surtout worn by the laity, espe…
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