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Identifier

Accession 1557

Inclusive Dates

1850-2009

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

2.00 linear feet, 119 bound volumes

Language

English

Historical Note

The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church began in Scotland with the teachings of John Knox in 1560. The Church of Scotland was best with problems for a century. In 1688, King William III reorganized the Church of Scotland into the Established Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Although the situation improved, there were still problems. In 1733 pastor Ebenezer Erskine formed a separate Associate Presbytery. In 1743 another group organized into the Reformed Presbytery. After many of these folks emigrated to America, the Associate Reformed Synod was formed in 1782. In 1790 the Associate Reformed Presbytery of the Carolinas and Georgia was formed. In 1803 the entire church was divided into four Synods and one General Synod (Carolinas, Pennsylvania, New York and Scioto). In 1822, the Synod of the Carolinas was granted separate status and by the end of the 19th century was the sole remaining body of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. The churches are mainly in the Southeast area of the United States and have a total membership of approximately 40,000.

Scope and Content Note

The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collection consists of the minutes of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod. The minutes span October 1850 through June 2009. The minutes include reports from the treasurer, reports from the church presbyteries, and information pertaining to Erskine College. There is a copy of The Moral Bugle Call a sermon presented by Rev. George A. Gordon, as well as The Presbyterian Quarterly which was published January 1893.

Provenance

The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes were given to the Archives by Rev. Dwight L. Pearson in February 2016.

Keywords

Christianity, A. R. P., Synods

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collections - Accession 1557

LC Subject Headings

Associate Reformed Synod of the South (1822-1934); Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (1935- ); Gordon, George A. (George Angier), 1853-1929--Sermons; Presbyterians--Southern States; Presbyterianism--Periodicals; Christianity--Periodicals

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