Presbyterians : a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements . Church that denomination is popularly supposed to bethe most self-contained and exclusive of any, a proposi-tion was made by the bishops to the Christian world tocome back and unite with them on the basis of fourpropositions : First, the supreme infallible authority ofthe Scriptures ; second, the two Sacraments, of Baptismand the Lords Supper; third, the doctrinal basis statedin the Nicene Creed; and fourth, the universal accept-ance of the Historic Episcopate. To this, as to everyother pr
Presbyterians : a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements . Church that denomination is popularly supposed to bethe most self-contained and exclusive of any, a proposi-tion was made by the bishops to the Christian world tocome back and unite with them on the basis of fourpropositions : First, the supreme infallible authority ofthe Scriptures ; second, the two Sacraments, of Baptismand the Lords Supper; third, the doctrinal basis statedin the Nicene Creed; and fourth, the universal accept-ance of the Historic Episcopate. To this, as to everyother proposition for Church unity, the PresbyterianGeneral Assembly made a respectful and cordial NEWSPAPERS, PHILANTHROPIES, CHURCH UNITY. 357 response ; and appointed a committee of is a widespread feeling- that the Nicene Creedis insufficient for the doctrinal basis of a church in thepresent day. There is also a very broad suspicionthat the phrase Historic Episcopate is meant to bethat form of Episcopacy held to and maintained bythe Protestant Episcopal Church of England and. PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, ILL. America, as contrasted with the Roman Catholic andthe Greek Churches on the one hand, and all otherevangelical denominations and forms of government onthe other. The correspondence between this com-mittee of the Presbyterian General Assembly and theProtestant Episcopal General Convention is still goingon ; but the prospects of any valuable practical resultare rapidly fading out. In 1876 the General Assembly entered into the Alliance of the Reformed Churches throughout theworld holding the Presbyterian system. At all itsmeetings the General Assembly has been representedby a large delegation, and out of the funds of the; 358 PRESBYTERIANS. General Assembly there have been contributed thequota of the expenses assessed upon the last chapter of this book, on the PresbyterianCommunion, is the contribution of Rev. WilliamH. Roberts, D. D., LL. D., Profe
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