Presbyterians : a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements . stical Subjects, discussesthe question of Boards, the spirituality of the Church,and contains the Address to all the Churches of JesusChrist throughout the World as issued by their firstGeneral Assembly in Augusta, Ga., in 1861. The doc-trine of the spirituality of the Church is that the Churchis such a kingdom of God as separates it distinctivelyfrom the governments of this world, and this in such asense that the Church is not judicially to deal withsecular questions, but is to devote itself solely to
Presbyterians : a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements . stical Subjects, discussesthe question of Boards, the spirituality of the Church,and contains the Address to all the Churches of JesusChrist throughout the World as issued by their firstGeneral Assembly in Augusta, Ga., in 1861. The doc-trine of the spirituality of the Church is that the Churchis such a kingdom of God as separates it distinctivelyfrom the governments of this world, and this in such asense that the Church is not judicially to deal withsecular questions, but is to devote itself solely to thepreaching of the gospel, the promotion of spiritual en-terprises and interests, and the suppression of public:and private vice and crime, by preaching the Southern Church judicatories, therefore, do notpass resolutions upon a large number of questionswhich are considered and acted upon by many otherPresbyterian bodies. It is oftentimes difficult to de- 4io PRESBYTERIANS. cide when this rule would exclude a subject, or whatform of expression of religious conviction it would. PRESBYTERIAN EYE, EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL, BALTIMORE, MD. justify; but on practical questions where the issue isclearly defined, the line of duty is not hard to the question of church Boards it holds that the PRESBYTERIAN DENOMINATIONAL PECULIARITIES. 41 I Boards are apt to become self-perpetuating bodies, andby being incorporated become so far irresponsible tothe Assemblies appointing them that they become in-dependent organizations, and oftentimes manage theChurch, instead of the Church managing them. Toremedy this evil their General Assembly simply ap-points Executive Committees which have for a yearthe work of the Assembly committed to them underthe Assemblys instruction, to be carried on until thenext meeting. In this way the Assembly has com-plete control of every form of work, and is compelledevery year to appoint persons of its own selection tothe different departments to m
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