Historical Sketch of the Synod of Philadelphia

Historical Sketch of the Synod of Philadelphia

Author: R. M. Patterson

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Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781332137695

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Excerpt from Historical Sketch of the Synod of Philadelphia: And Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Members of the Synod of Philadelphia The following citations from the minutes of the Synod of Philadelphia will show the circumstances under which the papers embraced in this volume were prepared and are published: Saturday, October 17, 1874. The committee on centennial exercises presented the following report, which was accepted and adopted: The committee appointed to consider and report upon the question of centennial exercises during the sessions of Synod the coming year begs leave to recommend as follows: 1. That the afternoon following the organization of the Synod be spent in services commemorative of Gods providential dealings wdtli this body during the last century, the particular order of these services to be arranged by the committee on devotional exercises. 2. That these exercises consist of the reading of appropriate scriptures, of prayer and praise, the reading of the papers specified below, and voluntary addresses by members of the Synod. 3. That the Rev. E. M. Patterson be appointed to present a brief historical sketch of the Synod during the past century. 4. That the Rev. Robert Davidson, D. D., be appointed to present brief biographical sketches of distinguished members of this Synod who have lived and died during the same period. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE SYNOD

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE SYNOD

Author: R. M. Patterson

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2016-08-26

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781363229789

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