Rev. Robert R. Small
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Memorial volume (Columbia Theological Seminary, 1884) with biographical sketches of students and ministers, recording piety, ministry, and deaths in faith.
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Rev. Robert R. Small
The Federal Theology
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Explains federal (covenant) theology: Christ as federal head whose representative obedience and imputed righteousness secure justification for the elect; virtual vs actual justification.
The Substance of Two Speeches on the Teaching of Evolution in Columbia Theological Seminary
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Girardeau argues the Synod should not endorse the Board’s approval to teach evolution at Columbia Seminary, defending confessional interpretation, Adam’s headship and limits of heresy.
Alexander’s Problems of Philosophy
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Reviews Berkeley’s idealism and Alexander’s Problems of Philosophy; defends the trustworthiness of consciousness and argues Scripture settles ontological and causal questions.
Berkeley’s Idealism
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Overview and critique of Bishop Berkeley’s idealism: denial of material substance, esse est percipi, ideas as God’s symbols and dependent on divine perception and causality.
Harris’ Self-Revelation of God
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Surveys Berkeley’s idealism and critiques Harris’s natural theology, defending Scripture’s authority for knowledge of God. Briefly distinguishes moral philosophy from ethics.
McCosh’s Realistic Philosophy
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Reviews Berkeley’s idealism and McCosh’s defense of Natural Realism, contrasting Scottish common-sense philosophy with idealism and noting implications for theology and metaphysics.
Peabody’s Moral Philosophy
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Reviews Berkeley’s idealism and McCosh’s realism; critiques Peabody’s moral philosophy and theology, debating abstract ideas, the reality of matter, God’s will, grace, and election.
Plumptre’s “Spirits in Prison”
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Review criticizing E. H. Plumptre’s ‘Wider Hope’—rejects postmortem probation and universalism, defends eternal punishment and traditional soteriology with Scripture appeals (1 Pet. 3; Mark 9; Luke 16).
Sermon on Luke 3:14
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Sketch of Carroll A. Millard and a sermon (Luke 3) by J. L. Girardeau urging reconciliation to God, faithfulness to employers, and moderation in labor–capital disputes.
Dr. Fairbairn’s “Morality”
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Defines ‘revival’ as restoration of spiritual life (distinct from an ‘awakening’), surveys historic revivals, and reviews recent theological works on morality, miracles, and Hebrew grammar.
Dr. Morris vs. Future Probation
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Discusses revivals as resuscitation of church life, defends strict Sabbath observance, and critiques the doctrine of future probation with reference to Mark 9 and Heb. 9.
Instrumental Music in the Public Worship of the Church
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A Presbyterian critique arguing that instrumental music lacks divine warrant in public worship, appealing to the regulative principle and Scripture (Deut 12; Num 16; 1 Sam 13).
The Contra-Natural Character of the Miracle
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Defends miracles as contra-natural, extraordinary events that authenticate divine revelation and answers objections that miracles contradict God’s consistency or laws.
The Miracle, The Principle of Unity in the Evidences of a Divine Revelation
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Argues that the Pentateuchal account and geology can be harmonized and that miracles—notably prophecy and resurrection—serve as the unifying, validating evidence of divine revelation.
Individual Liberty and Church Authority
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Sermon: conscience and private judgment must be governed by Scripture; Christian liberty exists but is limited by the Bible, love for weaker brethren, and church authority.
Reply to Dr. Martin: What Is a Miracle
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Girardeau defends his definition of miracles as contra-natural, evidential wonders accompanying divine messages, replying to Dr. Martin’s critique on logic, catechism, and evolution.
Calvinism and Evangelical Arminianism
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A scholarly defense of Calvinism versus Evangelical Arminianism, analyzing election, reprobation, and justification with confessional and scriptural argumentation.
The Christo-Centric Principle of Theology
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Critical review of Dr. Gerhart’s ‘Christo-centric’ theology, arguing it seeks to supplant distinct Calvinist and Arminian principles with a unifying Christ-idea while defending election and federal theology.
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