Presbyterians : a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements . ssue exclusively to Resolu-tion 2, or the matter of political dissent; or voting. The case in this shape came before the Synod at itsmeeting in Pittsburgh in 1891. The action of theinferior tribunal in suspending the accused from theministry was sustained by Synod by a vote of yeas 130,nays 25. Most of the signers of the East End Plat-form have since united with other denominations. The majority of the Synod held that while ministersand members remain in the denomination, and partici-pate in the delibe
Presbyterians : a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements . ssue exclusively to Resolu-tion 2, or the matter of political dissent; or voting. The case in this shape came before the Synod at itsmeeting in Pittsburgh in 1891. The action of theinferior tribunal in suspending the accused from theministry was sustained by Synod by a vote of yeas 130,nays 25. Most of the signers of the East End Plat-form have since united with other denominations. The majority of the Synod held that while ministersand members remain in the denomination, and partici-pate in the deliberations of its church courts, it isimproper for them in speech or in print to advocateprinciples or practices inconsistent with the well-knownposition of the denomination. There seems to begeneral satisfaction with this action of Synod on thepart of the Church. Ministers and people insist thatthose who become dissatisfied with the position of theChurch, instead of trying to revolutionize the denomi-nation in a disorderly way, should quietly withdraw andjoin some other body of JOHN T. PRESSLY, D. D. CHAPTER XX. THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH Rev. W. J. REID, D. D., and Rev. A. G. WALLACE, D. D. THE United Presbyterian Church of North Americais one of the youngest of the Presbyterian sister-hood, but its antecedents and its own record make itworthy of a place with the older members of the was formed by a union of the Associate and Asso-ciate Reformed Churches in Pittsburgh, Pa., on the 26thday of May, 1858, in the presence of a multitude thatfilled Old City Hall to its utmost capacity, and blockedthe stairway and pavements. It was a day of great en-thusiasm, because of the consummation of a long cher-ished hope, and the anticipation of a happy future inmore effective work for the Lord, and in richer blessingsof the Holy Spirit. The negotiations for this unionhad been carried on through many years. Sometimesit seemed as if the obstacles c
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