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51Cambridge Platform — The Cambridge Platform was a presentation of the Congregational form of church polity developed by Puritan leaders in Massachusetts toward the end of their first generation, and published in 1648. As New England Puritanism spread and new… …
52Presbyteries — Presbytery Pres by*ter*y, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L. presbyterium, Gr. ?. See {Presbyter}, and cf. {Presbyterium}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church. [1913 Webster] 2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of …
53Presbytery — Pres by*ter*y, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L. presbyterium, Gr. ?. See {Presbyter}, and cf. {Presbyterium}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church. [1913 Webster] 2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the… …
54Synod — Syn od (s[i^]n [u^]d), n. [L. synodus, Gr. sy nodos a meeting; sy n with + odo s a way; cf. AS. sino[eth], seno[eth], F. synode, both from the Latin.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters. [1913… …
55Alexander Morris — Alexander Morris, PC (March 17, 1826 ndash; October 28, 1889) was a Canadian politician. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald (1869 1872), and was the second Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1872 1877). He also served as… …
56Gordon Clark — For the Scottish singer of the Bay City Rollers, see Gordon Nobby Clark. For the American activist, see Gordon Clark (activist). For the British footballer (soccer), see Gordon Clark (footballer). Gordon Haddon Clark Full name Gordon Haddon Clark …
57Samuel Miller — may refer to: * Samuel Miller (theologian) (1769 1850), professor at Princeton Theological Seminary and author of The Ruling Elder (1831) * Samuel Miller (saw), inventor of the Circular saw in 1777: see… …
58Ananias Davisson — was a singing school teacher, printer and compiler of shape note tunebooks. Davisson was born February 2, 1780 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. He spent his last years living on a farm at Weyer s Cave, about 14 miles from Dayton, Virginia, and… …
59Robert Arbuthnot, 1st Viscount of Arbuthnott — PC (before 1625 ndash;October 10 1655), was a Scottish Peer and Scottish Privy Counsellor (1649). He was son of Sir Robert Arbuthnott, 17th laird of Arbuthnott (normally referred to as Arbuthnott, of that Ilk) by Sir Robert s second wife,… …
60Robert Cushman — unreferenced|date=June 2008Robert Cushman (1578 1625) was one of the Pilgrims. He was born in the village of Rolvenden in Kent, England, and was baptized in the parish church there on February 9, 1578. He spent part of his early life in… …
