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Rev Dr Elijah Wade Smith, 32, was emotionally abusive to his girlfriend and humiliated her in public as well as cheating on her with a 19-year-old, according to a Presbyterial Commission report.

The Church of Scotland said: "A Presbyterial Commission was convened to consider complaints against Dr Elijah Smith, who was then minister at Queen's Park Church, Govanhill.

The guild's Presbyterial Council will hold their popular guild get-together today (Wednesday, from 2pm until 4pm.

At 7pm the annual summer rally for Stirling Presbyterial Guild takes place.

Also on Wednesday, the Guild Presbyterial Council Rally takes place in Stow Brae Kirk at 7.30pm.

Presbyterial council convener Helen Teenan reiterated the welcome and led the service.

(5) Richard Bancroft, Daungerous Positions and Proceedings, Published and Practised within this Hand of Britaine, under Pretense of Reformation, and for the Presbyterial Discipline (London: John Wolfe, 1593) [STC 2nd 1344.5], 1.4.14.

Sarnia, past provincial board director of the W.I., past president of Hamilton and London Synodical W.M.S., active in Sarnia Presbyterial and was a nurse for years at Camp Kintail.

Thus, she contends that the introduction of print technology and culture was in part the animating force behind the nineteenth-century "Coptic Enlightenment." Moreover, the democratic nature of the presbyterial structure was a model for the Coptic Majlis al-Milli which gave lay people a role in church affairs, and the philanthropic bent of missionary work helped set the foundation for the Coptic Church's social welfare programs.

Bishop McManus accepted the committee's recommendation and it was ratified Tuesday by the Presbyterial Council.

In our merger we adopted both congregational and presbyterial forms of governance, seen in our systems to call pastors but also to confer credentials upon them--but our congregations remain at the centre of our church in both liturgical and missional life.