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title: 'The Lecture System — Its Influence upon Young Men'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John Newton Waddel'
date: 1859-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Colonial Presbyterian History'
- 'Children and Youth'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 11'
- 'Proverbs 22'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/waddel-1859-the-lecture-system-its-influence-upon-young-men
---

# The Lecture System — Its Influence upon Young Men

Includes the Synod of the Carolinas' pastoral letter on presbytery origins and an essay critiquing the 'lecture system', evaluating its moral influence on young men versus the pulpit.

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