The General Assembly, recognising the costs and family implications regarding candidates for the Free Church Ministry resident in North America and undertaking their studies for the ministry in Scotland, ordain as follows. 1. They instruct the Board of Ministry to treat applications from such candidates on a case-by-case basis. …
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In the, event of a Probationer offering to give a minimum of one year’s service in any of the congregations in North America but not wishing to accept a call, it shall be competent for the Board in consultation with the Canadian Presbytery involved to request the Presbytery of Glasgow to ordain …
The General Assembly give effect to the wish of Ministers and Kirk Sessions in Canada and Detroit that a Presbytery be formed and ordain that the Congregations of Toronto, Detroit, Fort William, Winnipeg and Vancouver form “The Presbytery of Ontario and Western Canada,” with seat at Toronto. They appoint …
The Assembly approve of the Report of the Assembly Arrangements that no Overtures sent down under the Barrier Act shall be sent by the Clerks to Foreign Presbyteries for their consideration, except in cases where the General Assembly expressly remit them to Foreign Presbyteries. …
The General Assembly enact as follows :— 1. That every regularly-recognised Presbytery of this Church in foreign countries, whether it consists largely of missionaries or not, shall be authorised to send at least one minister and one ruling elder to represent them in the General Assembly. 2. That no …