---
title: 'Dissent from Synod'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Latta'
- 'Alexander McDowell'
date: 1841-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Ecclesiastical Records'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 6'
- 'Titus 1'
- 'Matthew 18'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/latta-mcdowell-1841-dissent-from-synod
---

# Dissent from Synod

Synod minutes recording dissent over forwarding a ministerial call without elders' concurrence; dissenters warn of dangerous precedent, legal disputes, and congregational discord.

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