Church Action on Temperance
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Discussion of the temperance movement’s development from abstaining from spirits to total abstinence, and debates over wine’s use in Scripture and the Lord’s Supper.
Archives
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Church Action on Temperance
Index to Charles Hodge’s Systematic Theology
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Index and contents of Charles Hodge’s Systematic Theology, listing doctrinal entries on God’s attributes, sin, atonement, baptism, angels, and eschatology.
Address Concerning a Religious Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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1874 convention proceedings advocating a constitutional amendment to enshrine Christianity in U.S. law, arguing national character, education, and government rest on Christian faith.
Calvinism
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Johnson’s Cyclopaedia: publication imprint and sample entries including ‘A’, Calvary, Calumet, and a biographical/theological article on John Calvin and Calvinism emphasizing doctrines like unconditional election.
The Day Changed and the Sabbath Preserved
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Affirms the Sabbath as a perpetual moral institution instituted at creation and retained by Christians. Argues Christ’s resurrection justified shifting observance from the seventh to the first day.
The Ordo Salutis
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Essay contrasting medieval/Catholic and Reformation ordo salutis, debating whether justification or regeneration comes first, and criticizing sacramental/merit-based schemes.
The State and Religion
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A. A. Hodge defends a Christian Reformed view of state and religion: church and state are distinct yet both subject to Christ. He opposes secularism and papalism.
Review of Asa Gray, Natural Science and Religion
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Review of lectures debating science and religion: Asa Gray’s theistic evolution, Darwinism, creation, miracles, and teleology. Affirms continuity of causation within Christian theism.
September 7, 1880 Letter to the Second General Council of the Presbyterian Alliance
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Report of the Second General Council of the Presbyterian Alliance on confessions and church order, detailing subscription formulas for ministers, seminary professors, and officers.
The Idea and Aims of the Presbyterian Review
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The Presbyterian Review aims to represent Presbyterian theology and life, defending Scripture and the Westminster standards. It seeks a scholarly, denominationally broad review promoting unity and apologetics.
The Vicarious Sacrifice of Christ, as Understood by the Presbyterian Churches Represented in This Council
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Prof. A. A. Hodge defends the Presbyterian doctrine of Christ’s vicarious, penal substitutionary sacrifice as the confessional and necessary ground for forgiveness and salvation.
Address at the Funeral of the Rev. Henry Augustus Boardman
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Funeral address mourning Rev. Henry A. Boardman, praising his lifelong ministry, character, and faithful witness; exhorts mourners to grieve by faith and trust in heavenly hope.
God
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Encyclopedia entry on God: definition, names, and classical arguments for His existence (ontological, cosmological), plus the place of revelation in Christian thought.
Holy Ghost, or Holy Spirit
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Cyclopaedia entry on the Holy Ghost: surveys scriptural and church doctrine—personality, divinity, procession, and offices. Reviews creeds, councils, orders, and related literature.
Imputation
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Examines Inspiration as God’s continual superintendence over Scripture, affirming its divine guidance and inerrancy while explaining the interplay of human authorship and providence.
Review of Alexander H. Japp, Master Missionaries — Chapters in Pioneer Effort Throughout the World
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Article outlines the plan for a new English Bible revision and previews a forthcoming review; it also surveys recent theological literature, notably biographies of Livingstone and missionaries.
Review of Charles S. Robinson, A Selection of Spiritual Songs
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Notes a new New Testament revision by British and American scholars and the plan to revise the whole Bible. Reviews recent literature on hymnals and devotional prayers.
Review of Charles Spurgeon, John Ploughman’s Pictures
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Reviews: biography of Reformer John a Lasco; critique of Farrar’s social amelioration for downplaying atonement; notices of Spurgeon and Hessey’s Sunday/Sabbath debate.
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