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The Transylvania Presbytery was organized by appointment of the synods of New York and Philadelphia. The Synod of New York made part of the Presbytery of Abingdon into the Transylvania Presbytery, which encompassed the district of Kentucky and the settlements on the Cumberland River. The Reverend David Rice, Adam Rankin, Andrew McClure, and James Crawford met at the Danville, Kentucky courthouse to organize the presbytery. The synods of New York and Philadelphia appointed David Rice as moderator.
The Presbyterian Church, marked by a Presbyterian system of church government, Calvinistic theology, and an absence of prescribed forms of worship, originated in the 16th century during the Protestant Reformation. In the early 17th century, Presbyterians immigrated to America, establishing a reformed church as early as the 1630s. In 1706, eight Presbyterian ministers met in Philadelphia and formed the Presbytery of Philadelphia, the first presbytery in the New World. As the immigrant influx to America grew, the Synod of Philadelphia was organized in 1716. In 1861, when the country could not resolve its differences over the issue of slavery, the southern Presbyterian Church separated from the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA) and formed the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA). In 2005, the Presbyterian Church membership was 2.4 million.
A synod was responsible for adjudicating cases brought before it by the presbyteries. It also inspected the records of presbyteries to insure constitutional integrity. Synods authorized the formation, division, and dissolution of presbyteries. The synod also provided spiritual leadership and made recommendations to the General Assembly for promotions of the church. The Synod of Kentucky was founded by the Reverend David Rice. The presbyteries attending the first meeting were the West Lexington, Washington, and Transylvania.
Providence Presbytery, encompassing the district lying between the Green and Kentucky rivers, was formed, along with the Green River and Harmony presbyteries, from the Kentucky Presbytery. The extended territorial limits of the Kentucky Presbytery made it difficult for members to attend its sessions, so the Synod of Kentucky divided the Kentucky Presbytery to facilitate congregational access to church presbyteries.
The presbytery was formed by action of the Synod of Kentucky when it met at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in October 1845. The synod believed it expedient to have a presbytery in the Green River area.
The Paducah Presbytery was constituted by the Synod of Kentucky in 1854 in compliance with a petition sent by the Presbytery of Muhlenberg in 1853. The new Paducah Presbytery met in Fredonia, Kentucky, and began to oversee Presbyterian churches in western Kentucky.
The Cumberland Presbytery was the focus of a bitter and far-reaching controversy within the Presbyterian Church of Kentucky. This presbytery was formed from the Transylvania Presbytery by action of the Synod of Kentucky. The Cumberland Presbytery was divided by revivalist and anti-revivalist factions within its ranks. This factionalism, along with its lowering of educational requirements for ministers and disputes over powers and rights of the synod and presbyteries, brought it into confrontation with the Synod of Kentucky.
When the synod and the Cumberland Presbytery could not reconcile their views on ordinations and licensures of ministers, the synod dissolved the Cumberland Presbytery in 1806. The Presbytery's members were brought into the Transylvania Presbytery. Recalcitrant members withdrew and constituted an independent Cumberland Presbytery, which became the focal point of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The movement grew in Kentucky and soon spread to other states.
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