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Textual Criticism of The Two Ways

Scholarly textual-criticism of ‘The Two Ways’ (Didache) with proposed emendations and a genealogical stemma of witnesses; plus a positive review of John Brown’s Life of Bunyan.
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The Prophecies of St. Paul: The Later Epistles

Scholarly survey of St. Paul’s eschatology in his later epistles, examining the Second Advent, resurrection, judgment, and the believer’s heavenly inheritance and conformity to Christ.
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The Prophecies of St. Paul: Thessalonians

Study of St. Paul’s prophetic teaching in the Thessalonian epistles, emphasizing the Second Coming, final judgment, resurrection, and pastoral correction of premature expectations.
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A Calm View of the Freedmen’s Case

Introduction to a Presbyterian magazine and an essay on the freedmen’s plight. Urges the Church to confront slavery’s legacy, overcome caste, and provide education and moral uplift.
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New Testament Textual Criticism in 1886

Poetry and hymn notes, plus William G. Sumner’s essay warning against hasty railroad legislation—arguing competition’s limits and the harms of premature regulation.
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Recent American Literature on the New Testament

Survey of recent American New Testament scholarship, highlighting Thayer’s Greek-English lexicon, advances in textual criticism and manuscripts, biblical geography, Messianic studies, harmonies and commentaries.
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Some Exegetical Notes on 1 Timothy

Plato’s educational ideal is outlined as forming perfect citizens and lifelong moral development. Detailed exegetical notes on 1 Timothy examine its structure, public prayer, women’s conduct, and office-testing.
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“Drawing the Color Line”: A Fragment of History

Examines a 16th-century English Presbyterian congregation in Geneva—John Knox, annually elected ministers, elders and deacons, baptismal practices (godfathers→witnesses), and early Presbyterian polity.
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Flowers Plucked from a Puritan Garden

Discussion of faithful parish ministry and selections from John Arrowsmith emphasizing Puritan piety: God’s sovereignty, Scripture’s supremacy, human dignity and divine satisfaction.
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Presbyterian Deaconesses

Examines the revival of Presbyterian deaconesses, noting scant Biblical warrant (Phebe in Romans 16), early-church evidence about deaconesses vs. widows, and modern proposals.
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The New Creed of the Presbyterian Church of England

Argues for the divine, Spirit-wrought call to the ministry and warns against treating ministry as a mere profession. Reviews the Presbyterian Church of England’s proposed Articles and subscription reforms.
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