Addresses at the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Westminster Assembly

Excerpt from Addresses at the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Westminster Assembly: By the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A Standards concisely stated is as follows: The Confession of Faith was reported to the English Parliament Decem ber 4, 1646, was returned with the proof-texts to Parlia ment on April 29, 1647, and adopted June 3, 1648. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland adopted the Confession August 27, 1647, and it was approved by the Parliament of the kingdom of Scotland, February 7, 1649. The Larger and Shorter Catechisms were reported by the Westminster Assembly to the English Parliament October, 1647, and were adopted September 15, 1648. The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland adopted both Catechisms July 20, 1648, and the Parliament of the kingdom of Scotland February 7, 1649. In view of the varying dates of adoption, and of the fact that Church and State in both England and Scotland were united at the time of the formulation of the Westminster Standards, it is believed that the year 1898 is the most appropriate year for the observance of the Anniversary. The Committee therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolutions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.