Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod: Difference between revisions

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Initially, the church did well, including sending missionaries to India, and adopting both a Book of Discipline and a Directory for Public Worship.<ref name=hutchison>Hutchison, George. ''[http://www.pcahistory.org/findingaids/rpces/history The History Behind the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod]''.</ref> However, division soon began to plague the church, with a faction in Philadelphia arguing that the RPCGS had spent too much time arguing doctrinal points, as opposed to pursuing union with other Presbyterian denominations.<ref name=hutchison /> Indeed, the Synod had rejected a plan of union with the [[United Presbyterian Church of North America]] in 1859.<ref name=hutchison /> Debates on issues such as exclusive psalmody,<ref name=hutchison /> the use of instruments in worship,<ref name=hutchison /> and union with the UPCNA<ref name=hutchison /> led to even further dissension and division in the church.<ref>http://www.gulfcoastpres.org/about.htm</ref>

The first [[Stated Clerk]] of the RPCGS was Rev. John Black.<ref>[http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2013/10/october-2/</ref>

The first [[Stated Clerk]] of the RPCGS was Rev. John Black.<ref>http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2013/10/october-2/</ref>

The General Synod began shrinking in the 19th century and the early 20th century. At its low point the denomination had only 9 organized churches. In the 1940s and 1950s with new pastors it began to grow, planting new congregations in the USA. In 1965 there were 28 churches.<ref>[http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2014/12/december-16-the-duanesburg-fire-1951/</ref>

The General Synod began shrinking in the 19th century and the early 20th century. At its low point the denomination had only 9 organized churches. In the 1940s and 1950s with new pastors it began to grow, planting new congregations in the USA. In 1965 there were 28 churches.<ref>http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2014/12/december-16-the-duanesburg-fire-1951/</ref>

==Merger with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church==

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 Initially, the church did well, including sending missionaries to India, and adopting both a Book of Discipline and a Directory for Public Worship.<ref name=hutchison>Hutchison, George.  ''[http://www.pcahistory.org/findingaids/rpces/history The History Behind the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod]''.</ref> However, division soon began to plague the church, with a faction in Philadelphia arguing that the RPCGS had spent too much time arguing doctrinal points, as opposed to pursuing union with other Presbyterian denominations.<ref name=hutchison /> Indeed, the Synod had rejected a plan of union with the [[United Presbyterian Church of North America]] in 1859.<ref name=hutchison /> Debates on issues such as exclusive psalmody,<ref name=hutchison /> the use of instruments in worship,<ref name=hutchison /> and union with the UPCNA<ref name=hutchison /> led to even further dissension and division in the church.<ref>http://www.gulfcoastpres.org/about.htm</ref>
-The first [[Stated Clerk]] of the RPCGS was Rev. John Black.<ref>[http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2013/10/october-2/</ref>
+The first [[Stated Clerk]] of the RPCGS was Rev. John Black.<ref>http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2013/10/october-2/</ref>
-The General Synod began shrinking in the 19th century and the early 20th century. At its low point the denomination had only 9 organized churches. In the 1940s and 1950s with new pastors it began to grow, planting new congregations in the USA. In 1965 there were 28 churches.<ref>[http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2014/12/december-16-the-duanesburg-fire-1951/</ref>
+The General Synod began shrinking in the 19th century and the early 20th century. At its low point the denomination had only 9 organized churches. In the 1940s and 1950s with new pastors it began to grow, planting new congregations in the USA. In 1965 there were 28 churches.<ref>http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2014/12/december-16-the-duanesburg-fire-1951/</ref>
 ==Merger with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church==