The chief difference between many Protestant churches lies not in theological antagonisms but in mere historical circumstances of establishment and growth. Consider, for instance, the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. (national), the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. (southern), the United Presbyterian Church of North America, the Reformed Church in America (Dutch Reformed), the Reformed Church in the U. S. (German Reformed). Not only are the three Presbyterian Churches practically identical in theology and government, and the Reformed Churches likewise, but the Presbyterian are very similar in both respects to...
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