Presbyterians, a popular narrative of their origin, progress, doctrines, and achievements
By: by ... Geo. P. Hays. With special chapters by ... W.. J. Reid [and others] Introductions by ... John Hall and ... William E. Moore
Publisher: J. A. Hill & Co.
Published: 1892
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 554
Subjects: Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (General); Presbyterian Church; History; Presbyterians
Notes: "List of authorities": p. xxi-xxii.

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Table of contents: title: I. Presbyterianism in the Bible; title: Mosaic elders; title: Elders with David, Solomon and the Kings; title: The Synagogue and the captivity; title: The great synagogue; title: Elders of the synagogue in the time of Christ; title: The Spirit through the Apostles adopts the synagogue with its officers and organization; title: Ekklesia or Church; title: Organic unity by appellate assemblies; title: council at Jerusalem, a general assembly with authority; title: various names for various duties; title: II. Presbyterianism in Europe: before, during and after the reformation; title: The Culdees; title: Bohemians; title: The Waldenses; title: Printing; title: Epoch of Luther, Calvin, Knox, Francis I., Charles V., Henry VIII., Holland; title: Two Marys and Elizabeth; title: Westminster assembly; title: Presbyterianism in England, Scotland and Ireland; title: The mixture of emigrants for America; title: III. American Presbyterianism organizing; title: the first presbytery; title: Early Roman Catholic and Protestant settlements; title: Puritans in Virginia and New England; title: ^; title: Practicing Various forms of church government; title: Alexander Whitaker; title: Richard Denton; title: Francis Makemie; title: Presbytery organized to ordain Boyd; title: Curious records; title: Makemie's descendants; title: Andrews, Macnish and Hampton; title: IV. The first synod and its division; title: Rapid growth from mingling immigrants; title: Foreign troubles brought blessings here; title: "Fund for pious uses"; title: Missions; title: New York aided; title: Scotch contributions in goods; title: Delegated synod; title: Questions of morals; title: Law suits condemned; title: State interference; title: Foreign ordinations; title: Ministerial education; title: British doctrinal controversies; title: Revivals; title: The Tennents and Whitefield; title: The two protests and the split; title: Calm afterward; title: V. The synods united; title: The American revolution; title: Presbyterian growth; title: Episcopacy distrusted; title: Lord Cornbury's stupidity helps freedom; title: Varied successes by struggles in England; title: That lesson followed here; title: Watching against a state church; title: "Election sermons" and political education; title: ^; title: The difficulties obstructing union; title: Union of colonies and union of synods; title: The synods united grow rapidly; title: Presbyterians suspected by Tories; title: Mecklenburg declaration; title: Work in war times; title: Preachers killed; title: Caldwell of Elizabethtown; title: Preachers in Civil affairs; title: Dr. John Witherspoon; title: Synods during the revolution; title: Choice men in trying times; title: VI. The final constitution of church and nation; title: Peace after war; title: Synodical meetings small; title: Delegated meetings; title: The assembly created, and four synods erected; title: Presbyterianism in the United States constitution; title: Washington and the Presbyterians; title: Presbyterianism familiar to Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and other leaders in the constitutional convention; title: The parallel between the two systems of government; title: French infidelity; title: Skeptical public men; title: Infidel college students; title: Wages of missionaries; title: Iniquity giving way to grace; title: VII. The great revival of 1800; title: Deadness followed by Revival; title: Camp meetings; title: "Bodily exercises"; title: Cumberland Presbytery; title: The Separation; title: "Falling work" of western Pennsylvania; title: Revivals and missions; title: "Plan of union"; title: Presbyterian congregationalism; title: Candidates for the ministry; title: Princeton theological seminary; title: Temperance; title: Dueling; title: Slavery; title: Statistics of fifteen years; title: Characteristics of leading men; title: ^; title: VIII. Division into old and new school churches; title: "Era of good feeling"; title: Presbyteries and synods organized; title: Theological seminaries and colleges; title: Church digest and histories; title: parties forming; title: Plan of union and committeemen; title: External doctrinal controversies; title: Voluntary societies vs. Church boards; title: Western foreign missionary society; title: "The exscinding acts:; title: Protests and answers; title: The assembly divided; title: The Duffield, Beecher and Barnes Trials; title: All three acquitted; title: IX. The old school; title: New boards organized; title: Elders in the ordination of ministers and in Quorums; title: Slavery in 1845; title: "Spring resolutions" of 1861; title: Presbyterian general assembly at Augusta; title: "Declaration and Testimony"; title: Gurley's "ipso facto" resolutions; title: Judicial commissions; title: Massacred missionaries; title: The week of prayer; title: Presbyterian commentary; title: Church newspaper; title: Doctrinal energy and unity; title: X. The new school branch; title: The doctrinal position; title: "auburn declaration"; title: ^; title: Depletion by departures to congregationalism; title: The litigation; title: Triennial assemblies; title: Home missionary energy; title: American home missionary society; title: Partiality in dealing with denominations; title: Protracted slavery discussion; title: Church extension committee; title: One hundred thousand dollar church erection fund; title: Home mission itinerant missionaries; title: An estimate of its church life; title: XI. Reunion and consolidation; title: Laymen determined on union; title: First steps; title: First joint committees; title: Outside conventions; title: Presbyterian national union convention; title: Basis of union; title: "The Standards pure and simple"; title: New York assemblies of 1869; title: Pittsburgh meeting and formalities; title: Street meeting and mass meetings; title: Five million memorial fund; title: Healthful, educating and repairing processes; title: XII. Readjustment necessitated by largeness; title: Reconstruction of boundaries; title: A general church treasurer; title: Limitation of appeals; title: Judicial commissions; title: Revised book of discipline; title: Foreign national Presbyterian churches; title: Reduction of the size of the assembly; title: Expenses of the assembly; title: Assembly program for boards; title: The pacific coast meeting; title: XIII. Education, colleges and theological seminaries; title: The Bible on learning; title: The reformers; title: Early academies; title: Log colleges; title: Princeton college; title: Rich colleges and poor colleges; title: ^; title: Theological seminaries: Princeton, Auburn, Union (Va.), Allegheny, Lane, McCormick, Union (N.Y.), Danville, Columbia (S.C.) Pacific; title: German seminaries; title: Freedmen's institutions; title: Totals of northern Presbyterian investments; title: XIV. Missions and church boards; title: Missions always, all the time, and everywhere; title: Early plans; title: Itinerants; title: The boards; title: Home mission; title: Foreign missions; title: Education; title: Publication and Sabbath school work; title: Church erection; title: Ministerial relief; title: Freedmen; title: College aid; title: Committee on systematic beneficence; title: Temperance committee; title: Church at home and abroad; title: XV. Newspapers; title: Philanthropies; title: Church unity; title: The oldest religious newspaper; title: Present papers and circulation; title: Newspaper influence; title: Presbyterians in union hospitals; title: Presbyterian hospitals; title: False chare of Presbyterian narrowness; title: Interdenominational movements, Bible societies, W.M.C.A., Y.P.S.C.E., etc.; title: Propositions for church unity; title: Presbyterian alliance; title: ^; title: Possibilities of universal church union; title: encomiums of Dorner, Carlyle, Froude, Archbishop Hughes and Prof. Fiske; title: XVI. Revision of the confession of faith; title: The providential tasks of a denomination; title: All denominations affected by every discussion of fundamentals; title: Parties not yet developing in the assembly; title: Early creeds and Westminster standards; title: The controversial style; title: Presbyterial overtures for revision; title: Assembly's committee on revision; title: Instructions based on opinion; title: Committee's final report; title: Assembly's action thereon; title: XVII. Higher criticism in theological seminaries; title: Biblical criticism; title: Biblical introduction; title: Literary criticism; title: Textual criticism; title: Higher criticism and the "difficulties of the Bible"; title: Diversities of style; title: Astruc, Eichhorn, Elohist, Jehovist, etc.; title: Rationalistic and evangelical higher criticism position of Prof. Charles A. Briggs; title: His inauguration as professor of Biblical theology in union seminary, New York; title: ^; title: President Butler's endowment of the chair; title: Trial of Dr. Briggs and issue; title: Inspiration; title: Verbal, plenary, conceptual and general inspiration; title: Prophecy and inspiration; title: Union Theological Seminary and the general assembly; title: The veto of Dr. Briggs' transfer; title: The compact of 1870 and its peculiarities; title: The committee of conference; title: XVIII. Distinctive peculiarities of the Presbyterian denominations; title: The distinctions, real differences; title: Historic meaning of names; title: Church officers and the civil courts; title: Sessions, trustees and deacons; title: Rights of each body; title: Legal decisions quoted; title: Calvinism and Arminiansim; title: Foreordination; title: Original sin; title: Total depravity; title: Election; title: Perseverance of the saints; title: Psalmody; title: Secret societies; title: Licensing and ordaining men lacking college training; title: Spirituality of the church; title: Work among the colored people; title: Open and close communion; title: Boards or committees; title: Nations and the dominion of Christ; title: XIX. Reformed Presbyterian (covenanter) church; title: Old Testament covenanting; title: The state subject to God; title: Scotch covenants; title: "Solemn league and covenant"; title: "Sanquhar Declaration"; title: People without a minister; title: Scotch immigrants; title: A reformed Presbytery organized; title: Union with the associate church; title: Presbytery reorganized; title: Division in 1830-33; title: ^; title: Present statistics; title: Missions and average gifts; title: Covenant renewed in 1871; title: Voting for prohibition amendments; title: "East end platform"; title: Its signers disciplined; title: XX. United Presbyterian church; title: Its origin; title: Antecedent churches; title: The union; title: Organization; title: Spirit of the church; title: Communion; title: Slavery; title: Psalmody; title: Secret societies; title: Spiritual life; title: Word of the church; title: Home missions; title: Foreign missions; title: Freedmen; title: Church building; title: Publication and other boards; title: Women's work; title: Young people's societies; title: Educational institutions; title: Theological seminaries and colleges; title: Periodicals; title: Statistics and growth; title: XXI. The Cumberland Presbyterian church; title: Cumberland Presbytery organized; title: Great spiritual death; title: Rev. James McGredy and his religious experience; title: His awakening; title: Preaching; title: The Revival work begins; title: Opposition from scoffers and also from Christians; title: McGready's prayer covenant; title: Camp meetings begun; title: Objections to revival methods; title: ^; title: Licensing men who lacked classical education; title: Cumberland presbytery reorganized independently; title: Doctrinal differences irreconcilable; title: "The Cumberland council" vs. "The synod's commission"; title: The confession and fatalism; title: Cumberland presbytery grows rapidly; title: The revival spreading; title: Cumberland synod organized; title: The first Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly; title: Statistics of growth; title: The amended confession of faith; title: Educational institutions; title: Missionary progress; title: Church boards; title: Growth of Faith; title: Educational institutions; title: Missionary progress; title: Church boards; title: Growing by conversion not by proselytes; title: Inter denominational fraternity