The General Assembly, seeking to revise the arrangements regarding categories and records of ministers, enact and ordain that the following rolls and related stipulations shall apply to all ordained ministers and probationers of the Free Church of Scotland. A, ROLLS OF MINISTERS 1.Roll A – Ministers with Charges. …
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With respect to scandals, the grossness whereof makes it necessary to bring the persons guilty oftener than once before the congregation, the General Assembly does hereby appoint and ordain, that after such persons are convicted before the Session, it be judicially declared to them, that they have rendered themselves …
The General Assembly, considering that the sentence of excommunication is much despised, and that persons do continue to converse unnecessarily and familiarly with such as lie under that sentence, as if they were not excommunicated, do, therefore, enact and appoint that the sentence of excommunication being first intimated throughout …
In respect of many inconveniences and disorder flowing forth from the ambition, covetousness, and indirect dealing of sundry, who seek to enter into the ministry and, having entered, use unlawful means to decline all correction and punishment their offences: the whole assembly, with one consent, has voted and concluded, …
The General Assembly recognise the risk of exposing the Church to criticism or legal action where procedure allows a Church Court to act as investigator, prosecutor, jury and judge, involving the same personnel in the initial investigation, the prosecution of the charges, the consideration of the evidence and the …
The General Assembly ordain that Church Courts, in all instances requiring them to consider corroboration of evidence against an accused, shall insist, as a minimum, that there be two witnesses to each accusation against a person, or two corroborating items of evidence, or one witness and one item of …
The General Assembly in reaffirming the need to have clearly defined procedures available for all Church Courts to follow; and in noting the need for the Church to meet the standards set out in civil regulations for best practice in modern society, particularly with regard to the interviewing of …
The General Assembly instruct that there be added to the chapter of “The Practice” on Discipline the following SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER ON DISCIPLINE Evidence of Persons unable to attend a Church Court A witness whose evidence is deemed likely to be material may not be able to attend the …
The General Assembly noting the almost total support accorded to the Overture regarding Problem Ministries enact as follows: The General Assembly, being sadly aware that difficulties prejudicial to the work of the Gospel sometimes arise in congregations, and though not of such a kind as to involve regular disciplinary …
The General Assembly accept the following statement of principle in regard to disciplining procedures. “It should be recognised that Church discipline is not of precisely the same order as civil, and the Church cannot therefore divest itself of the responsibility of ascertaining facts and their relevance. No proceedings or …