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The number of congregations grew rapidly, and a Relief Synod was formed in 1773, which in 1847 had under its jurisdiction 136 congregations. The Relief Church issued no distinctive testimonies, and a certain breadth of view was shown in the formal declaration of their terms of communion, first made
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A Relief theological hall was instituted in 1824. In 1847 a union was formed between all the congregations of the United Secession Church and 118 out of 136 of the Relief Churches, in what became the United Presbyterian Church.
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and joined the Relief Church. In his letter of resignation Baine asserted that his faith and belief in his former creed was unchanged, but he was resigning due to abuses of church power.
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Annals of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland ... from the origin of the Relief in 1752 to the rejection of the overture on schism in 1766
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The Relief body was liberal, welcoming independents, Episcopalians and other devout men to join them. In 1766 the distinguished minister
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in 1761. The name was chosen to mean relief from the patronage that was common in the Church of Scotland at the time.
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Historical sketch of the origin of the Secession Church and the History of the rise of the Relief Church
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in 1773, which allowed occasional communion with those of the Episcopal and Independent persuasion.
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History of the congregations of the United Presbyterian Church, from 1733 to 1900
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History of the congregations of the United Presbyterian Church, from 1733 to 1900
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parish since the parishioners opposed the appointment. Gillespie was joined by
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The Free Church of Scotland : her ancestry, her claims, and her conflicts
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Timeline showing the evolution of the churches of Scotland from 1560
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Annals and Statistics of the United Presbyterian Church
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Sacred Songs and Hymns on Various Passages of Scripture
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