 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 624 pages
...ecclesiastical judicature in Scotland. The ministers of several contiguous parishes constitute what is called a presbytery, which has cognizance of the conduct...the next gradation in the scale of ecclesiastical Iudicature. They are composed of several presbyteries, and of a ruling elder from every kirk session... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1838 - 626 pages
...ecclesiastical judicature in Scotland. The ministers of several contiguous parishes constitute what is called a presbytery, which has cognizance of the conduct...several presbyteries, and of a ruling elder from every kirk session within their bounds. They are courts of appeal, and review die procedure of the presbyteries.... | |
 | Samuel Perkins - Geography - 1841 - 484 pages
...the lowest ecclesiastical judicature in Scotland. The ministers of several contiguous parishes, form a presbytery, which has cognizance of the conduct of the clergy, and oi other ecclesiastical matters within its bounds. Synods are composed of several presbyteries, and... | |
 | Samuel Perkins - Geography - 1842 - 500 pages
...the lowest ecclesiastical judicature in Scotland. The ministers of several contiguous parishes, form a presbytery, which has cognizance of the conduct of the clergy, and of other ecclesiastical matters within its bounds. Synods are composed of several presbyteries, and of... | |
 | Samuel Perkins - 1848 - 494 pages
...the lowest ecclesiastical judicature in Scotland. The ministers of several contiguous parishes, form a presbytery, which has cognizance of the conduct of the clergy, and uf other ecclesiastical matters within its bounds. Synods are composed of several presbyteries, and... | |
 | Francis Lieber - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1851 - 618 pages
...ecclesiastical judicature in Scotland. The ministers of several contiguous parishes constitute what is called a presbytery, which has cognizance of the conduct...several presbyteries, and of a ruling elder from every kirk session within their bounds. They are courts of appeal, and review the procedure of the presbyteries.... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Henry Vethake - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1851 - 624 pages
...ecclesiastical judicature in Scotland. The ministers of several contiguous parishes constitute what is called a presbytery, which has cognizance of the conduct...clergy, and of all ecclesiastical matters within its bound». Synods form the next gradation in the scale of ecclesiastical judicature. They are composed... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - United States - 1854 - 780 pages
...is called a presbytery^ which has cognizance of all ecclesiastical matters within its bounds. Synods are composed of several presbyteries, and of a. ruling elder from every church-session within th^ir bounds. They review the proceedings of presbyteries, and judge in references,... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - World history - 1862 - 830 pages
...called a presbytery, which has cognizance of all ecclesiastical matters within its bounds. Synod» are composed of several presbyteries, and of a ruling elder from every church-session within their bounds. They review the proceedings of presbyteries, and judge in references,... | |
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The ministers of several contiguous parishes constitute what is called a presbytery, which has cognizance of the conduct of the clergy, and of all ecclesiastical matters within its bounds. Synods form the next gradation in the scale of ecclesiastical... 
