---
title: 'The Issues at Columbus: The Conservative View'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'J. Gresham Machen'
date: 1925-05-16
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
scriptures:
- 'John 17'
- 'Ephesians 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/machen-1925-the-issues-at-columbus-the-conservative-view
---

# The Issues at Columbus: The Conservative View

A 1925 Christian Work issue reports the clash at the Presbyterian General Assembly: liberal vs. conservative over ordination, doctrinal tests, church unity and control of boards.

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