Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . ijdtSSF—- W. f iq \\\e United States of/America The very first page of the very firstrecord now in existence of a Presbyterianchurch court in this country furnishesinteresting evidence of the determinationof our fathers to provide an able, pious andlearned ministry for the new land. Therecord is that of the original Presbytery ofPhiladelphia. It begins abruptly, the firstleaf of the manuscript being lost, with thewords, De Regimine Ecclesise, whichconstituted the theme of a Latin exegesisrequired by presbytery as part of the trialsof Mr. John B
Church at Home and Abroad, The (July - Dec1898) . ijdtSSF—- W. f iq \\\e United States of/America The very first page of the very firstrecord now in existence of a Presbyterianchurch court in this country furnishesinteresting evidence of the determinationof our fathers to provide an able, pious andlearned ministry for the new land. Therecord is that of the original Presbytery ofPhiladelphia. It begins abruptly, the firstleaf of the manuscript being lost, with thewords, De Regimine Ecclesise, whichconstituted the theme of a Latin exegesisrequired by presbytery as part of the trialsof Mr. John Boyd for ordination as a min-ister of the gospel. The ordination occurredOctober 29, 1706. Four years later thepresbytery censured Mr. David Evanbecause he had taken upon himself publiclyto teach or preach among the Welsh in theGreat Valley, Pa. without due instructionand authority. He was required to layaside all other business for a year andapply himself closely to learning and studyunder certain designated members of thepresbytery. At the end of the year h
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