What is Presbyterian Law as Defined by the Church Courts?

INDEX.

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, 451-454, 457- | Admonition, 119, 155.

459.

Absence:

of accused, 132, 155.

of appellant, 191.

leave of, 496, 508.

of records, 188, 240.

Absentees:

censured, 155.

to accuser, 216.

from church courts, 162, 179, Advisory Committee of Home Mis-

210, 240, 501.

from church services, 284.

from communion, 151.

for long time, 142, 149, 284.
recorded, 244.

residence unknown, 149, 284.
rights of, 150, 284.

willful, 148.

Abstinence, total, 470.
Accused, 132, 155, 215.

absence of, 132, 155.
cited, 111, 131.
counsel of, 132, 217.
rights of, 134, 135.
Accuser, 216, 496, 497.

of a communicant, 131, 134.
of a Minister, 215.
Acting Ruling Elder, 58, 178, 294.
Adjourned meetings:

of General Assembly, 276, 509.
of Presbytery, 179, 228, 509.
of Synod, 236, 509.

Adjournment:

of General Assembly, 280, 497.
of Presbytery, 230, 497.

of Session, 170.

of Synod, 243, 497.

Administration of sacraments, 83-
93.

Admission:

to church, 85, 135-141.

to communion, 90, 137, 140.
to Presbytery, 204.

sions, 395.

to Candidates, 303, 306–310, 400,
408-411.

to chapels, 181, 444.

to churches, 381-384, 464-467.
to colleges, 311, 411, 438, 454.
to Ministers, 385-400, 463-469.
disabled, 447-451.

to schools, 406, 454-463.

to widows of Ministers, 446-
451.

Allahabad College, 438.
Alliance:

Evangelical, 94, 266.
Presbyterian, 265-268.
Alternates, 178, 508-510.
Ambassador, 45.
Amendments:

to constitution, 19, 273-276.
to motions, 493.

American:

Baptist Missionary Union, 433.
Bible Society, 414.

B. C. F. M., 431, 434.

American:

College and Education Society,

409.

Colonization Society, 455.
Education Society, 408.
Home Missionary Society, 390.
and Church Extension, 392.
Temperance Society, 470.
Tract Society, 416.

Annual collections, 64, 109, 464-469,

475-481.

Annuity and Life Insurance Com-
pany, 447.

Apostles, 41.

gifts of, 42, 174.

successors to, 43, 174.

Apostolic churches,
115, 171.

Appeals, 184-195.

Appellant:

notice by, 187.

rights of, 188, 191, 218.
spirit of, 186.

Application:

for aid. See BOARDS.

for membership in church, 85,
135-141.

in Presbytery, 204.
Apprentices, baptism of, 85.
Appropriations. See BOARDS.
Approval:

of overtures, 272-276.

of records, 167-169, 221, 222,
244.

Ashmun Institute, 314, 454.

11, 44, 53, 61, Assembly. See GENERAL Assembly.

absence of records in, 188, 191.
appellant in, 186.

before commission, 190, 241, 254.
and complaints, 184.

conditions of, 186.

Assess, power to, 517.
Assessment:

mileage, 515.

supplemental contingent ex-
penses, 516.

Assistant Pastor, 49, 128.
Associations, 196, 359.

from congregational meeting, Attendance:

160.

decision of, 185, 192, 239.

under Plan of Union, 262.
and decision of civil court, 191.
dismissed, 191.

effect of, 187, 239.
final, 239, 245, 253.

in General Assembly, 253.
heard, 188, 241.

inferior court in, 189.
informalities in, 191, 239, 244.
limitation of time in, 186, 187.
from the Moderator, 126, 160,
496.

of congregational meeting,
160.

notice of, 186, 187.
original parties in, 189.

in other churches, 193-195.
in Presbytery, 184-193.

records read in, 189.

and references, 184.

on church courts, 162, 178, 248,
501, 508.

expenses of, 513.

of commissioners, 248, 501, 508,
510.

Attestation of replies from Presby-
teries, 276.

Auburn Theological Seminary, 313.
Auction of pews, 343.
Authority:

of the Church, 24, 27, 117, 121.
of the constitution, 17, 24, 324,
348, 487.

of courts, 27, 117, 122, 185.
of General Assembly, 252, 255,
298.

of Moderator, 485-487, 491.
of officers, 25, 45, 52, 117.

of records, O. S. and N. S., 265.
of Scripture, 27, 421.

of state, 18, 23, 117, 191.

retirement of parties in, 188, BANS, 105.

190.

right of, 185.

in Synod, 238, 241.

vote taken on, 188, 192.

voters in, 193.

to what court, 160, 253.

Appellant, 186.

absence of, 191.

Baptism, 82-89, 139.

administered by whom, 83.
adult, 85, 87, 135, 139.
and circumcision, 83.
efficacy of, 84.

and excommunication, 89.
half-way covenant, 88.
infant, 85-87.

Biddle University, 315, 455.
Bigamy, 97, 99, 103.

Bishops, 45-52.

in other churches, 43, 46, 174,
193, 198.

Blackburn University, 314.
Blanks for reports, 169, 226, 481.
Bluffton Institute, 466.
Board, A. B. C. F. M., 431, 434.

Am. Home M., 390.

and church extension, 392.

Board of Deacons, 70.

Board of Education, 305, 400–412.
applications to, 306–310.
appropriations of, 306–310.
and Candidates, 305–310.
and colleges, 411.
committees on, 409, 411.
early measures, 306.
and freedmen, 456.
functions of, 411.

Board of Education:

and parochial schools, 406-408.
and Presbyteries, 306.
scholarships of, 309.

and seminaries, 305, 308.

Board of Church Erection, 439–445.

applications to, 443、

and chapels and schools, 444.
and manses, 475.

Board of Church Extension, 441.
Board of Missions, 388, 390, 395, 434,
435.

and Church Extension, 439.

and common Board of Agency,
390.

Board of Missions, Domestic, 395.
early measures, 109, 385-388,
451-453.

Board of Missions, Home, 385-400
applications to, 396.

and Church Extension Commit-
tee, 393.

committees of, 391-395.

departments of, 459-465.

and Committee on Freedmen,

460.

and Missionaries, 383, 398.

and sustentation, 465.

women's, 398-400.

Board of Missions, Foreign, 426-

439.

committee of, 437.

early measures, 426, 428-430,
433.

and education, 438.

of other churches, 426, 433.
women's, 438, 439.

Board of Publication, 412-426.
colporteurs of, 422-424.
committee of, 417-419.
departments of, 420-426.
early measures, 412-414.
Missionaries of, 422-424.
and Sabbath-school literature,

417-425.

and Sabbath-school work, 424–
426.

superintendents of, 423.
Trustees of, 448.

Board of Relief, 446-451.
applications to, 450.

early measures, 446-448.
permanent fund of, 448.
Board of Trustees:

of Church, 38.

of General Assembly, 448.

Board of Trustees:

of Presbytery, 39, 445.

Boards, 385-451.

anticipated, 388.

collections for, 109, 475-481.

and committees, 389.

Call of Pastor :

prosecuted, 346, 363–367.

and salary of former Pastor,

348.
signed, 344.

voters of, 335.

and General Assembly, 242, 389. Call of Professors and Secretaries,

315, 363.

Calvin and church government, 12.

and Foreign Missions, 426.
Campbellites, 84, 200, 269.
Candidates for ministry, 195, 299.
application for aid, 306-310.
and Catechism, 107.
colored, 318, 322, 454.
dismissed, 208.

duties of, 310, 313.

and Board of Education, 306-
310.

employed, 323, 328.

examined, 195, 303, 319, 357.
licensed, 302, 317, 323.

from other churches, 200.

in other churches, 196, 357–362.
preaching, 323.

and Presbytery, 195, 303, 312,
317, 325.

and Professors, 308.
qualifications of, 302-304.
received, 195, 303.

responsible, 113, 130, 195, 302,
304, 309, 325.

and seminaries, 308, 312, 313-
315, 317, 322.

and standards, 324, 349.
study, 311, 312, 313.
transferred, 317, 326.
women, 301.

Candidate for Pastor:

called, 203, 332-344, 363.
Moderator, 127.

ordained and installed, 345, 351-

356, 367-370.

in other churches, 334.
procured, 329-332.
who may be, 329.
Candidating, 329.
Casting vote, 486, 491.
Catechism, 14, 19, 106.

and constitution, 19, 273, 324,
348.

taught, 106, 107, 159, 320, 324.
Heidelberg, 106.

Catechists, 108.
Catechising, 105-108.
Catholic Apostolic Church, 43.

Church courts:

fallibility of, 27, 172.

of other churches, 156, 193–
195, 197.

power of, 117, 173.

on Sabbath, 236.

creeds, 349.

Episcopal, 9, 46, 152, 174, 196,

357.

Reformed, 153, 198.

erection, 439–445.

extension, 391-394, 439-441.
fallibility of, 172.

government, 9-12, 114–123, 171–
175.

in early Church, 12, 44, 114.
kinds of, 9-12.
necessity of, 30, 114.
origin of, 11, 44, 115.
under Plan of Union, 261-
263.

Presbyterian, 10, 21-27, 44,
115, 173, 247.

right to determine, 23, 115.
uniformity of, 172.

head of, 9, 28.
Lutheran, 154, 197.
membership of, 9, 23, 29.
Methodist, 156, 175, 361.
officers, 41-71, 298.
origin of, 28, 41.

particular, 29.

call Pastor, 332-339.
charter of, 36-39.
cited, 189.

and congregation, 35-39.
creeds, 138, 172.

dismissed and received, 225.
dissolved and divided, 144,
224.

and General Assembly, 258.
grievances, 376-379.
imperfectly organized, 34.
income of, 342–344.
members of:

baptized, 111, 138.
communing. See Coм-

MUNICANTS.

object of, 30.

officers of. See RULING EL-
DER and DEACON.
ordinances of, 71-114.
how organized, 30-35, 224.
and Pastor, 180, 329-380.
Presbyterian :

first, in America, 14, 15.

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