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title: 'The Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in the United States'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Presbyterian Church in the United States'
date: 1881-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 6'
- 'Ephesians 4'
- 'Titus 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/pcus-1881-the-book-of-church-order-of-the-presbyterian-church-in-the-united-states
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# The Book of Church Order of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

Presbyterian Church's 1879 Book of Church Order: defines presbyterian polity—church nature, membership, officers (ministers, ruling elders, deacons), courts, and duties.

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