- Collection:
- Henry Newton Papers, 1842-1900
- Title:
- [Untitled writings on the Church and Church Officers]
- Creator:
- Newton, Henry, 1823-1913
- Date of Original:
- 1842/1900
- Subject:
- Church polity
Elders (Church officers)--Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church--Government
Circumcision--Religious aspects--Christianity
Authority--Religious aspects--Presbyterians - People:
- Newton, Henry, 1823-1913
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- essays
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Essay written by Reverend Henry Newton on the true origins, composition, and workings of the Church. Newton dileneates how the true Church is composed of an assembly of the people of God and those entitled to membership are those in a living covenant with God. Newton then questions who are the officers of this Church, how are they elected, and what is their function within the Church? He tells that the main purpose of those officers is to go out and preach, to spread the word of Christ. Finally, he declares that the efficacy of the Church comes from the presence of the Holy Spirit.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gcl_hnp_hn-27-1
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gcl_hnp_hn-27-1#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/gcl_hnp_hn-27-1/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 5 x 7 3/4 inches (7 pages) ; 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (31 pages)
- Holding Institution:
- Columbia Theological Seminary
- Rights:
-
