Compiled by william e moore and william h roberts (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Compiled for 1706-1897, by William E. Moore. lxi,909 p.; Suppl. 1898-1906, ed. by William H. Roberts. [911]-1127 p.; 24 cm. [title continues] of the General Presbytery [earliest record from 1706], the General Synod [1717-1788, when divided into four synods subordinate to the General Assembly], and General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, 1706-1906. / Compiled for the years 1706-1897, by Rilliam E. Moore [first published in 1898] - Supplement for the years 1898-1906, edited by William H. Roberts. -- Contents: Syllabus, p. ix-lxi; I. historical documents [minutes on organization of the church, adoption of the standards, the Old and New School separation in 1837 and reunion in 1869], p. 1-43; II. the confession of faith [text of the Westminster Confession of 1646 as printed by the Board of Publication, with history of alterations after each chapter and references to the cases of Charles Augustus Briggs (p. 46-56), Herrick Johnson and Henry Preserved Smith in 1893], p. 44-115; III. the form of government, text adopted 1788 as amended 1805-1894, p. 116-603; IV. the book of discipline, text adopted 1884 as amended 1885-1894, p. 604-805; V. the directory for the worship of God, text adopted 1788 as amended 1789-1886, p. 806-881; index, p. 883-909. - The supplement is similarly divided, without repetition of the texts. Good ex-lib. lightly edgeworn orig. olive cloth.…