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Schism Overture
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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an overture which came before the Scottish General Assembly of 1766, and was produced by alarm at the rapid spread of secession. The overture affirms that a hundred and twenty meeting houses had been erected, and raised the question, What shall be done to remedy so great an evil? also, whether a committee might not be appointed to correspond with presbyteries and gentlemen of property and influence, and report? The overture was rejected by a vote of 19 to 85. The argument turned chiefly on the law of patronage.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Schism Overture'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/schism-overture.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Schism Overture'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/schism-overture.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
