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The Elder Question

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Examines "The Elder Question": whether ruling elders are essential to Presbytery/Assembly quorums. Debates Presbyterian polity, Dr. Breckinridge, and the 1843 General Assembly ruling.
Archive ⬩ Church History, Presbyterian Polity
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James Henley Thornwell (November 27, 1812 – December 1, 1862) was an American Presbyterian theologian, minister, and professor whose rigorous Reformed teaching at South Carolina College and Columbia Theological Seminary deeply shaped Southern Presbyterian doctrine in the mid-19th century. A prolific writer and church leader, he defended confessional Calvinism and articulated a theological vision that emphasized church unity and doctrinal fidelity.

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