| Philip Schaff - 1877 - 948 páginas
...common interests and work of all the churches, do maintain the scriptural and inalienable right of each church to selfgovernment and administration ; and...authority, nor consent to act as a council of reference. THE BAPTIST CONFESSION OF 1688. (TiiE PHILADELPHIA CONFESSION.) [This is the most generally accepted... | |
| General Conference of the Congregational Churches in Maine - 1868 - 1022 páginas
...responsible directly to the Lord Jesus Christ." We " maintain the Scriptural and inalienable right of each church to self-government and administration; and...authority, nor consent to act as a Council of Reference." Nothing can be clearer or more decisive than this. But some of the benevolent organizations are sensitive... | |
| 1872 - 840 páginas
...common interests and work of all the churches^ do maintain the Scriptural and inalienable right oí each church to self-government and administration ; and...orderly consultation, they establish the following rules : ¡sessions. — Tho churches will meet in National Council every third year. They shall also be convened... | |
| 1872 - 850 páginas
...common interests and work of all the churches, do maintain the Scriptural and inalienable right of each church to self-government and administration ; and...orderly consultation, they establish the following rules : bariotu. — The churches will meet in National Council every third year. They shall also be convened... | |
| 1872 - 842 páginas
...common interests and work of all the churches, do mninUin the Scriptural and inalienable right of each church to self-government and administration ; and...orderly consultation, they establish the following rules : Seetioni. — The churches will meet in Nationsl Council every third year. They shall also be convened... | |
| 1872 - 844 páginas
...common interests and work of all the churches, do maintain the Scriptural and inalienable right of each church to self-government and administration ; and...consent to act as a council of reference. And, for tho convenience of orderly consultation, they establish the following rules : bernons. — Tho churches... | |
| 1872 - 100 páginas
...common interests and work of all the churches, do maintain the Scriptural and inalienable right of each church to selfgovernment and administration; and this...nor consent to act as a council of reference. And fqr the convenience of orderly consultation, they establish the following Rules : — I. Sessions.... | |
| Congregational churches, York County, Me. Conference - 1876 - 128 páginas
...congregations of believers ; " and " they do maintain the scriptural and inalienable right of each church to self-government and administration ;" "...never exercise legislative or judicial authority." The conference system then, local, state, and national, I regard as one of the main supports of these... | |
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