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Free Church of Scotland

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Free Church of Scotland the secessionist Presbyterian church established as a result of the great disruption of 1843 in the Church of Scotland. The cause of the separation lay in the demand of the laity for a voice in matters of patronage. Previously abolished, patronage had been restored in 1712; protests and remonstrances resulted. In cases brought up for decision, civil and ecclesiastical courts disagreed with each other. The intrusion of ministers upon unwilling congregations became a serious issue. Congregations everywhere were divided. In 1843, after 10 years of conflict, a body of nonintrusionists... Read more
Free Church of Scotland
Free Church of Scotland. This issued from...Reformation's Church of Scotland, and retaining...Reformed Presbyterian Church (1876), and the...forming the United Free Church which joined with the Church of Scotland in 1929. Inevitably...bred its rump. The ... Read more
Free Church of Scotland
Free Church of Scotland Grouping of Scottish Presbyterians...Presbyterian Church to become the United Free Church of Scotland. In 1929, after the acceptance...spiritual independence, the United Free Church of Scotland reunited with it. The tiny Presbyterian... Read more

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