The New Birth
The Bible Student (1900) essay on the New Birth: Johannine teaching that regeneration is God’s work by the Spirit, preceding adoption; faith and righteous fruit are its evidence.
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Archives
The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.
The New Birth
Foster’s God: Nature and Attributes
Complaint accuses the Synod of South Carolina of improperly addressing civil authorities. A review critiques Bishop Foster's Arminian account of God's freedom, omniscience, and immutability.
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The New Pneumatology
Essay critiquing the 'New Pneumatology': the immanence-based New Theology, its revised Christology and atonement, and its doctrine of the Spirit, regeneration, and Pentecost.
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Campbell’s After Pentecost, What?
Reviews Meeneptah's Israel tablet supporting biblical history; critiques mystical views of the Spirit and German higher criticism of Proverbs and Job.
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Review of Beattie’s Presbyterian Standards
Examines the doctrine of regeneration from Scripture and reviews Dr. Beattie's exposition of the Westminster Standards, defending confessional Calvinism and cautious interpretation.
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Our Book of Praise: Hymns of the Ages
Two essays: 'Babel and Its Lessons' upholds Genesis' account of Babel as God's judgment explaining the origin of languages. 'Our Book of Praise' urges adoption of an Assembly‑authorized hymnal and church loyalty.
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The New Christology
Critical review of Dr. Gerhart's 'new Christology', arguing it redefines Christ as an organic, progressive 'divine-human' unity and departs from the Reformed hypostatic union.
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The Southern Presbyterian Assembly, 1895
Discusses tensions between modern anthropology and Scripture regarding man's origins. Reports the 1895 Southern Presbyterian Assembly: Psalm 45 sermon, criticism of hired choirs, and plans for an independent Colored Presbyterian Church.
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Stevens’ Johannine Theology
Reviews from The Presbyterian Quarterly (1895) critique historical rationalism and higher criticism, and assess works on Johannine theology and studies in the Epistles of John.
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Miley’s Systematic Theology
Periodical review: critiques modern historical rationalism and McGiffert, praises Shedd's philosophic theology, and sharply critiques John Miley's Arminian theology on sin and a governmental atonement.
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The Testimony of God
Argues that the Bible is the infallible, inerrant testimony of the Triune God, delivered through the Father, Son and Spirit. Surveys and defends theories of inspiration and Scripture's confirmability.
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Closed Questions
1891 Presbyterian Quarterly argues that Scripture and denominational creeds are 'closed questions' for Protestants, defended against rationalism and higher criticism; creeds secure covenantal fellowship.
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The Fatherhood of God
Two essays: one defends John's use of Christ's miracles as evidence for his divinity; the other examines God's fatherhood and whether Adam was created as son or merely a servant.
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The Tithe System
Defends tithing as the biblical, enduring method for church support against voluntary offerings and ecclesiastical exaction. Cites Abraham, Jacob, Mosaic law and Hebrews.
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Application of the Metaphysical Causes to Saving Faith
Two articles: debate over extending women's civil and ecclesiastical rights; a theological analysis arguing saving faith is a divine gift, effected by the Holy Spirit and grounded in Scripture and Christ.
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Our Country
Argues many religious 'excitements' are spurious; true religion requires right feeling together with sober reason. Reviews Josiah Strong, warning of immigration, liquor, wealth, Romanism and urging home missions.
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Atonement and Law
Reviews arguing that genuine religion includes rightly-excited feeling, defending miracles as real suspensions of natural law, and treating the Atonement as satisfying divine law.
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Natural Law in the Spiritual World
Presbyterian Quarterly (1887) reviews Berkeley's idealism and Henry Drummond's Natural Law, rejecting naturalistic reduction and defending the reality of the supernatural in theology.
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The Story of Bamba
Biography of Bamba, an Egyptian mission-school convert who married Maharajah Duleep Singh. Highlights conversion, providence, cross-cultural training, and donations to the mission.
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Jared Bell Waterbury, D.D.
Necrological report of 19th-century Presbyterian ministers' obituaries. Brief biographies recount conversions, pastoral labors, publications, and deaths (e.g., Jared B. Waterbury, d.1876).
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