---
title: 'The Second Part of the Ordination Pledge'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'J. Gresham Machen'
date: 1935-12-02
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Westminster Standards'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 40'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/machen-1935-the-second-part-of-the-ordination-pledge
---

# The Second Part of the Ordination Pledge

Machen insists the Presbyterian ordination pledge requires adherence to the Reformed (Calvinistic) system in the Westminster Standards. He affirms fellowship with other confessional churches.

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