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Why Should Christian People Feel Such Deep Interest in the Conversion of the Youths of Our Schools and Colleges

A Presbyterian plea for special prayer and conversion of youths in schools and colleges. Argues early conversion shapes future Christian leaders and urges annual Assembly observance.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Historical Sketch of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

Historical sketch of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (Southern branch): its 1861 formation over polity and loyalty, growth in missions, education, and defense of Christ's headship.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

The Testing System for Ministerial Students in the Presbyterian Church of Ireland [Presbyterian Quarterly]

Review of Presbyterian seminary curriculum and ministerial testing (1896). Details education requirements, course sequence, examinations, trial pieces, and licensing tied to catechisms and Westminster standards.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

The Testing System for Ministerial Students in the Presbyterian Church of Ireland [Union Seminary Magazine]

Detailed account of the Presbyterian Church of Ireland's system for testing ministerial students: required education, curricular sequence, examinations, trial pieces, and licensing procedures.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of F. Marion Crawford, The Ralstons

Reports dissatisfaction with Presbyterian ministerial examinations and presents the Irish testing system for consideration. Also reviews contemporary novels, urging authors to uphold moral and religious responsibility.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of J.M. Barrie, A Window in Thrums

Notes from the Union Seminary Magazine (1896): critique of lax ministerial examinations in the Presbyterian Church of Ireland and literary reviews—Crawford reproved for moral vacuity; Barrie's A Window in Thrums praised for its wholesome, religious tone.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of Alexander F. Mitchell, The Westminster Assembly

Union Seminary Magazine (1896) reviews Presbyterian ministerial examinations, a history of the Westminster Assembly and its standards, and lectures on foreign missions.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of James S. Dennis, Foreign Missions After a Century

Union Seminary Magazine (1896) reviews ministerial testing in the Presbyterian Church, critiques books on foreign missions, and prints a Thanksgiving sermon (Luke 12:48; Romans 10 cited).

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of S.A. King, A Sermon: Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas, on Thanksgiving Day, November 29th, 1894

Periodical reviews the Presbyterian testing system for ministerial students in Ireland, criticizing lax examinations; also reviews a Thanksgiving sermon (Luke 12:48) and a book on foreign missions.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of Augustus C. Thompson, Foreign Missions: Their Place in the Pastorate, in Prayer, in Conference

Literary reviews on Presbyterian ministerial testing in Ireland, a Thanksgiving sermon (Luke 12), a book on foreign missions, and a critique of S. R. Crockett's novel.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of S.R. Crockett, Cleg Kelly: Arab of the City

Discusses inadequate testing of ministerial students in the Presbyterian Church and presents the Irish system for comparison. Includes book reviews of S.R. Crockett's Cleg Kelly and Fanny Shugert's Ezekiel of Bethlehem.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of Fanny A. Shugert, Ezekiel or Bethlehem; or from Bethlehem to Calvary

Union Seminary Magazine critiques the Presbyterian ministerial testing system and reviews recent literature and religious fiction, assessing doctrinal accuracy, style, and moral tone.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of Chauncey C. Hotchkiss, In Defiance of the King: A Romance of the American Revolution

Union Seminary Magazine (Sept-Oct 1896) critiques Presbyterian ministerial testing in Ireland and offers concise literary reviews urging Christian moral tone in popular novels.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of Frank R. Stockton, The Adventures of Captain Horn

Critiques lax testing of Presbyterian ministerial candidates and suggests studying the stricter Irish system to improve examinations. Also includes literary reviews (e.g., Captain Horn).

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

Review of Francis R. Beattie, The Presbyterian Standards: An Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms

Argues for the divine origin of Scripture and how ordinary readers may judge it; reviews Beattie's exposition of the Westminster Standards and a Southern sermon collection.

Thomas Cary Johnson ⬩ 1896

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Why Should Christian People Feel Such Deep Interest in the Conversion of the Youths of Our Schools and Colleges

Historical Sketch of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

The Testing System for Ministerial Students in the Presbyterian Church of Ireland [Presbyterian Quarterly]

The Testing System for Ministerial Students in the Presbyterian Church of Ireland [Union Seminary Magazine]

Review of F. Marion Crawford, The Ralstons

Review of J.M. Barrie, A Window in Thrums

Review of Alexander F. Mitchell, The Westminster Assembly

Review of James S. Dennis, Foreign Missions After a Century

Review of S.A. King, A Sermon: Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas, on Thanksgiving Day, November 29th, 1894

Review of Augustus C. Thompson, Foreign Missions: Their Place in the Pastorate, in Prayer, in Conference

Review of S.R. Crockett, Cleg Kelly: Arab of the City

Review of Fanny A. Shugert, Ezekiel or Bethlehem; or from Bethlehem to Calvary

Review of Chauncey C. Hotchkiss, In Defiance of the King: A Romance of the American Revolution

Review of Frank R. Stockton, The Adventures of Captain Horn

Review of Francis R. Beattie, The Presbyterian Standards: An Exposition of the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms

Review of Southern Presbyterian Pulpit

Review of Elizabeth Olmis, Over at Little Acorns

Review of H.S. Pomeroy, The Ethics of Marriage

Review of Robert E. Thompson, A History of the Presbyterian Churches in the United States

A Brief Sketch of the United Synod of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America

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