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Report on the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (South)

John Leighton Wilson ⬩ 1880

Proceedings of the 1880 Presbyterian Alliance reporting global foreign missions—India, China, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, Greece—detailing stations, personnel, schools and outreach.

Our Schemes of Benevolence — Shall They Be Revolutionised?

John Leighton Wilson ⬩ 1881

Affirms God’s absolute righteousness and examines Southern Presbyterian benevolent schemes—committees for foreign and home missions, education, and publication—urging accountability and unity.

Home Missions — How Shall They Be Conducted?

John Leighton Wilson ⬩ 1882

Defends committee oversight and Secretaries’ limited authority in Home and Foreign Missions under the General Assembly, rejecting charges of prelacy. Affirms Presbytery control over ecclesiastical functions.

The Church’s Method of Conducting the Foreign Missionary Work

John Leighton Wilson ⬩ 1883

Defense of Presbyterian method for foreign missions: an Executive Committee handles administrative, financial and appointment duties; Missions advise locally while spiritual oversight stays with presbyteries.

History of Foreign Missions, as Related to the Southern Presbyterian Church and Columbia Seminary

John Leighton Wilson ⬩ 1884

Survey of the Southern Presbyterian Church’s foreign missionary activity and Columbia Theological Seminary’s semi-centennial, recounting missions in China, Brazil, Greece, Mexico, and Indian tribes.

Presbyterian Polity and Foreign Missions

John Leighton Wilson ⬩ 1884

Argues the General Assembly should direct foreign missions under the Book of Church Order, exercising temporary powers (ordination, church organization) until native courts form.

Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D.

John Leighton Wilson ⬩ 1886

October 1886 issue of The Foreign Missionary: reports on global mission work, board finances and doctrinal disputes, plus an extended obituary/biography of Rev. John Leighton Wilson and his African labors.

National Reform and Political Dissent

John McLaughlin Armour, D.D. ⬩ 1884

Contends National Reform should pursue a Christian civil government by constitutional amendment, not by enforcing political dissent. Calls for broad support on issues like prohibition and uniform divorce law.

Atonement and Law

John McLaughlin Armour, D.D. ⬩ 1885

Argues Christ’s atonement harmonizes with natural and moral law rather than suspending it. Redemption is lawful substitution and an intervention that satisfies conscience and justice.

Suretyship and Reinstatement

John McLaughlin Armour, D.D. ⬩ 1885

Two pieces: a vivid depiction of the Lord’s coming and a theological defense of substitutionary atonement, arguing Christ’s perfect surety necessarily secures the sinner’s reinstatement.

John McLaughlin Armour

John McLaughlin Armour, D.D. ⬩ 1888

1888 history of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America with sketches of ministries, congregations, missions, institutions and biographical sketches of ministers.

Mercy: Its Place in the Divine Government

John McLaughlin Armour, D.D. ⬩ 1891

Armour argues that divine mercy, exemplified in Christ’s atonement, satisfies the law without suspending it. He explores mercy in God’s character, government, and providence.

Houlton

John McLaughlin Armour, D.D. ⬩ 1892

1899 church magazine salutatory and mission reports: congregational updates (Topeka, Houlton), Chinese rescue, Selma school growth, renewed psalm-singing and prayer appeals.

Thou Art with Me

John McLaughlin Armour, D.D. ⬩ 1892

June 1892 pieces: a defense of John Knox’s character and family life; an exposition on Christ’s personal sufferings and atonement; a devotional on God’s abiding presence and reflections on church upheavals.

Pardon of Sin in the Blood of Jesus

John Mitchell Mason ⬩ 1801

John M. Mason teaches that forgiveness is secured by the blood of Jesus, reconciling God’s justice and mercy. He expounds substitutionary atonement and the pardon of sinners.

Living Faith: A Sermon; Preached Before the Society for the Relief of the Destitute Sick, on the Evening of Sabbath, the 1st of November, 1801

John Mitchell Mason ⬩ 1802

Sermon: true Christian faith is a gift of God that purifies the heart and works by love, producing union and communion with Christ — not mere profession or intellectual assent.

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Report on the Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (South)

Our Schemes of Benevolence — Shall They Be Revolutionised?

Home Missions — How Shall They Be Conducted?

The Church’s Method of Conducting the Foreign Missionary Work

History of Foreign Missions, as Related to the Southern Presbyterian Church and Columbia Seminary

Presbyterian Polity and Foreign Missions

Rev. John Leighton Wilson, D.D.

National Reform and Political Dissent

Atonement and Law

Suretyship and Reinstatement

John McLaughlin Armour

Mercy: Its Place in the Divine Government

Houlton

Thou Art with Me

Pardon of Sin in the Blood of Jesus

Living Faith: A Sermon; Preached Before the Society for the Relief of the Destitute Sick, on the Evening of Sabbath, the 1st of November, 1801

First Ripe Fruits

An Oration, Commemorative of the Late Major-General Hamilton

A Letter to the Members of the Associate-Reformed Church in North America Relative to a Theological Seminary

The Christian’s Magazine, Vol. 1

Confessional Intelligence

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