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New York: M.W. Dodd, 1852
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278 p.; 20 cm
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CONTENTS
1. History of the causes which produced the Division in the Presbyterian Church.
2. The grounds on which the majority attempted to justify their Exscinding Acts, and the Dissolution of the Third Presbytery of Philadelphia, stated.
3. The grounds on which the Assembly attempted to justify their Abrogation of the "Plan of Union," the Excision of the Four Synods, and the Dissolution of the Third Presbytery of Philadelphia, examined.
4. The alleged, shown to be, not the real nor chief reasons for the Excision of the four Synods.
5. The real grounds of the passing of the Acts of Excision, stated.
6. Measures taken by the Constitutional portion of the Church to preserve its integrity, and prevent the organization of an irregular Assembly.--They succeeded in organizing it in strict accordance with the principles of the Constitution.
7. The Assembly, which held its Sessions in the Seventh Presbyterian Church, in 1838, was organized upon a basis wholly unknown to our Constitution.
8. Erroneous application of the names, Old and New School.--Those who style themselves Old School are the New, and those whom they denominate New are the Old School branch of the Presbyterian Church.
9. Policy of the self-styled Reformers concerning a division of the funds and their feelings in reference to an appeal to the law of the land, to decide to whom they belonged, or how they should be divided.--Unsuccessful efforts of the Constitutional Assembly to prevent litigation.--Legal proceedings, and their results.
10. Measures taken by the Constitutional Branch of the Church to unite the two in one body.
11. Our position, duty, and prospects.
Appendix.
1. History of the causes which produced the Division in the Presbyterian Church.
2. The grounds on which the majority attempted to justify their Exscinding Acts, and the Dissolution of the Third Presbytery of Philadelphia, stated.
3. The grounds on which the Assembly attempted to justify their Abrogation of the "Plan of Union," the Excision of the Four Synods, and the Dissolution of the Third Presbytery of Philadelphia, examined.
4. The alleged, shown to be, not the real nor chief reasons for the Excision of the four Synods.
5. The real grounds of the passing of the Acts of Excision, stated.
6. Measures taken by the Constitutional portion of the Church to preserve its integrity, and prevent the organization of an irregular Assembly.--They succeeded in organizing it in strict accordance with the principles of the Constitution.
7. The Assembly, which held its Sessions in the Seventh Presbyterian Church, in 1838, was organized upon a basis wholly unknown to our Constitution.
8. Erroneous application of the names, Old and New School.--Those who style themselves Old School are the New, and those whom they denominate New are the Old School branch of the Presbyterian Church.
9. Policy of the self-styled Reformers concerning a division of the funds and their feelings in reference to an appeal to the law of the land, to decide to whom they belonged, or how they should be divided.--Unsuccessful efforts of the Constitutional Assembly to prevent litigation.--Legal proceedings, and their results.
10. Measures taken by the Constitutional Branch of the Church to unite the two in one body.
11. Our position, duty, and prospects.
Appendix.