The Past and Present Relations of Our Church to the Work of Foreign Missions: An Address Delivered Before the Society of Missionary Inquiry in the Chapel of the Theological Seminary, Columbia, S.C., May 11, 1868

Dr. Girardeau’s 1868 address defends the Southern Presbyterian Church’s duty in foreign missions, reports activity to Brazil, China and the Choctaw, and urges prayer and financial support.

John Lafayette Girardeau was an American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and seminary professor renowned for his powerful preaching, extensive missionary work among African Americans in Charleston, and later teaching systematic theology at Columbia Theological Seminary. A leading voice in the Southern Presbyterian Church, he authored influential theological works and stood against racial segregation in church governance while shaping debates on the will, worship, and doctrinal fidelity in the late 19th century.

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