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title: 'Inaugural Discourse as Professor of Ecclesiastical, Homiletical and Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'William Miller Paxton'
date: 1887-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
- 'Preaching'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 18'
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'John 3'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/paxton-1887-inaugural-discourse-as-professor-of-ecclesiastical-homiletical-and-pastoral-theology-at-princeton-theological-seminary
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# Inaugural Discourse as Professor of Ecclesiastical, Homiletical and Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary

Inaugural discourse asserting the Scriptures' power and that Church, preacher, and pastor are Christ's ordained agencies. Urges fidelity to God's institutions and trained ministry.

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