New-York tribune., 1876-05-18

wtmipster Confession OF fatn and tue Larger ;i %
smser CaecSisnis. Tic Confession ~ ,9ns nt, con-
ccrnug fle Scriptures. the Trinity goa opc,,,n
declares that God has lrcGcs lnitcu VI life
,d other. INTO cyerastng death Those whom @ nO, H M
"appOnted The eject unto ei3ry InteJ are snncfned
ana saved, The rest OF mank nd have Deen "a Iio
God who "cXteudcth or WithhOiueth - =, An
pctnaI ressi0ns proceed from the'orsil
on Of the first parents TnSn ma n a. sin and wholly
dened IN all the faculties and parts Oh 'ne nm "a
and body" Man. losing ah "aOiny W, into TO- a
ANY siio oS SpF'a sa "a freed Sy God n tat he
able freely viii and to DO lthoneh nos d rSciualy
calls are made willing by MS grace ana . come d mo
freely" being passive until their wills are ~ ncces
sr .o pardon but elect infants dvlng ID INFANCY t1
regeneraed and saved by CHRIST tioust - % fronI all
JiS,6ration is effected through faith Goa IRON -. m
crerny decreed 10 ''justfy al the elect anu onilS'
died for sins and rose again Ior then y, Ica
ns instied can never fail from the state oi 10
ton buf shall certainly perseyere unto tie enu anu nc
"cternaIly saved" 1he perseverance OF s'sln srt9
bitty of the decree OF election" Saeraments are o
hoIy signs and seals OF the covenant OF grce snneS
arr TWO I'm numbcr, Baptism ana the ioru omp,o,
worthy receivers" OF The elements OF commune d no
spiritually receive and feed upon 0hrls' oiui ~
all benefits OF his death"
FORM OF GOVERNMENT.
Tho form of government of the Presbyterian Churcn
that adopted by the Westminster Assembly win 0""'
notifications In each congregation ruihg o'uel' i,
deacons are chosen, whose term OF service uhI
was for life Bya change effected since the rouiio"
elders may be chosen for three years Deacons nave '
care OF the DOOR and charge the temporal as Of the
cprcb The elders together with the pastor, VINO pre-
sides constitute the church session, whch eNclc'S''
government and discipline. 1t receives, uicS su'"''
r dismisses ucmbeIs adopts measures for pr0mOuhS
the srtual interests Of the congregation ana appoints
delegates TO the Presbytcry and the synod All the
pastors aud one ruling elder from each scS
sion within certain district compose 'no
prcsbytery which meets ON its own adjournment ~ mas
power To receive appeals rom p, ordain
try and remove minister's. to correct lho IcooLu' H
church sessions, decide questions OF uootlno VI s -,
cpline. TO form or receive new cOhSos1vis' it,ro
ts order i'm general for whatever concerns uie "cIalo
u The cnurccs under its care. The SYNOD T tieo
on moro pe,itcries and composed of AZ th0 uhov'
,,I an Liar fon cac church session within lis houuds
IL meets Least year ana h'it alelis lo , @
prcsbyteries approves or een'nr lhelL 1 rcviIi % p.
new pre- bytcrirs. and iii general IOf the tt''
prrShI churches, anu icole VII nm 10
dction The General Assembly nehighest lul'a'pii
o tho Church IL composed Oi commissioners occDy
he IN the proportion OF one minister anu ohc
elder for every - ministers, bo prtsDJ tci9 - nv
than two delegates TO the Ass''nDiy oaiohss , r'n
o hearing and deciding appeals, approving 90 otnhuhs
The records of syu,ds dccd ng al controversies
ing doctrine and discipline, regroyns errors III u"cii e
and immortality in practice IN any chlE'H pI','J ~ -" "i
synod rrec.ins new syuOds, "suppFrsSiS sohlSih3ca
ooneutilus and dlsputstiJ-, " suptilhlclhuh tH. WI"
rs of iGc Who'll. GAurch." and making win tne consent
m lie pl.hysrcs constitutional rules and dteiallUhs
The General Assembly meets annually. A.,
ur Prs5yteriaus mold that the pastoral once II tue
1st i tbs church m digr,y and usouness, ard tE4t
inr terms PASTOR bishop, minister, ara prrspytet or
older apply equally To every sett!ed minister t@ahu' @
a.,S ;ur the ministry hrst licensed as lrDbdlohciH
and are then ordained after receiving caI iOa Lc c"u
gIrcatna to winch th,y have been preaching. Leell-
uaoS sro required To pass eS 1nhi',lPh ~ @ they,r
tcry their literary aud thco oSica atiaine1iS theI
Know Latin ami Of IN" oTlshAI llhsll-ta iu
which tno Scriptures were written ana 'nela ii
equally thorough, Is necessary Tor ordination.