The Historical Development of the Book of Church Order
Chapter 5 : The Organization of a Particular Church
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Paragraph 3 : 5-3. The mission church, because of its transitional condition, requires a temporary system of government. Depending on the circumstances and at its own discretion, Presbytery may provide for such government in one of several ways: BACKGROUND & COMPARISON: No comparable text in these editions: PCA 1973, Adopted text, as printed in the Minutes of General Assembly Continuing Presbyterian Church 1973, Proposed text PCUS 1879 PCUS 1869 draft PCUS 1867 draft COMMENTARY : F.P. Ramsay, Exposition of the Book of Church Order (1898) [no comparable text for discussion] |