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On the Revision of the Confession of Faith

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Warfield argues against revising the Westminster Confession, defending Presbyterian subscription and urging retention of the Confession’s doctrinal integrity and form.

The One Hundred and Third General Assembly

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103rd Presbyterian General Assembly: W. H. Green elected Moderator; Assembly disapproved Charles A. Briggs’ appointment and debated Confession revisions, affirming Calvinism.

Two Important New Periodicals

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Overview of recent Scottish dogmatic theology (post‑Cunningham) and notices of two new theological periodicals—The Critical Review and Evangelisch-reformirte Blatter—recommended to readers.

Obituary Note: The Rev. Prof. Charles Augustus Aiken

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Surveys recent Dutch dogmatic theology and contains an obituary of Rev. Prof. Charles A. Aiken, highlighting his scholarship, seminary service, and literary contributions; brief book notices follow.

The Canon of the New Testament

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Warfield explains New Testament canon formation: apostolic writings were accepted as Scripture alongside the Old Testament from the start and the canon was completed with John’s Revelation (c. AD 98).

The One Hundred and Fourth General Assembly

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Overview of Christ’s testimony to the Old Testament and a report on the 104th General Assembly: Briggs appeal, Union Theological Seminary veto dispute, and confessional revision concerns.

The Rights of Criticism and of the Church

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Two essays on church ethics and scholarship. Rylance warns clergy about social morals, tainted patronage, and accepting ill-gotten charity. Warfield defends the right of biblical criticism but condemns misleading methods.

Incarnate Truth

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Warfield expounds John 1:14, presenting Christ as the incarnate Truth whose life embodies grace and truth. He defends Christ’s trustworthiness and the authority of Scripture.

The Christian’s Attitude Toward Death

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Warfield examines the Christian attitude toward death: longing for deliverance from the mortal body, hope in resurrection, rejection of purgatory; assurance of soul with the Lord.

Professor Henry Preserved Smith on Inspiration

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Profiles George D. Herron as a rising Christian social leader. Examines Prof. Henry P. Smith’s trial and writings on Biblical inspiration, focusing on Dr. Evans’s ‘limited inspiration’ view.

The Inspiration of the Bible

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Warfield defends the church’s historic doctrine that the Bible is divinely inspired and verbally trustworthy, arguing against modern critical theories with patristic and confessional evidence.

James McCosh and William Greenough Thayer Shedd

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Discusses the origin and composition of Genesis in light of modern biblical criticism (Grafian hypothesis). Also memorializes Presbyterian theologians James McCosh and W.G.T. Shedd.

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