---
title: 'Presbyterians: Their History and Beliefs'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Walter Lee Lingle'
date: 1928-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Church History'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 14'
- 'Acts 20'
- 'Titus 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/lingle-1928-presbyterians-their-history-and-beliefs
---

# Presbyterians: Their History and Beliefs

A concise history and defense of Presbyterianism tracing its biblical roots, governance by elected elders (presbyters/bishops), and distinctions from Episcopal and Congregational polity.

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