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The General Assembly 1852 (Princeton Review)

Accounts of the 1852 General Assembly: E.P. Humphrey’s Matt. 7 sermon defending Presbyterian doctrine, debates on seminary funds and the Charleston Presbytery, and foreign missions reports.
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Visibility of the Church

Defends the Protestant distinction between the visible and invisible Church: the true Church is the body of regenerate believers, not merely the external institutional organization.
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Presbyterian Liturgies

Discussion of Presbyterian liturgies: historical origin, forms of public worship, prayers, confession, the Lord’s Prayer, creed, and sacramental rites (baptism, Lord’s Supper). Emphasizes Reformation roots.
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The General Assembly 1855 (Princeton Review)

Proceedings of the 1855 Presbyterian General Assembly: seminary reports, Board of Missions statistics and finances, appropriations, and Assembly resolutions.
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The Church — Its Perpetuity

Analyzes the perpetuity of the Church, arguing that institutional continuity or doctrinal infallibility aren’t required. The Church endures in true believers despite apostasy.
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Neglect of Infant Baptism

A Presbyterian appeal warning of a growing neglect of infant baptism; urges defense of covenantal infant inclusion, pastoral instruction, and church discipline to remedy it.
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Adoption of the Confession of Faith

Examines debates over adopting the Confession of Faith in the Presbyterian church, focusing on what ‘adopt’ and ‘system of doctrine’ mean for ordination and subscription.
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The Church Membership of Infants

Defends infant church membership and baptism, arguing visible vs. invisible church and covenant continuity (circumcision → baptism); infants of believing parents belong to the church.
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Demission of the Ministry

Examines whether the Christian ministry is a permanent office or a transferable work, arguing Presbyterian ordination creates an enduring office while permitting demission of its exercise.
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The General Assembly 1859 (Princeton Review)

Princeton Review (July 1859) reviews Buddhism and records the Presbyterian General Assembly—church extension, finances, and the growth of foreign missions in India, China, and Japan.
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The Late Dr. J.W. Alexander

Stories illustrating Christian forgiveness; report on Rev. C. Chiniquy’s conversions among French Romanists with an appeal for support; cautions about New England education for Presbyterian youth.
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The First and Second Adam

A critical review of Dr. Baird’s The First and Second Adam, arguing his overconfident treatment of Adam-Christ analogy, original sin, imputation, and covenant theology. Affirms Lutheran/Reformed consensus.
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Catholicity of the Gospel (1853)

Hodge argues the Gospel is catholic—God is Lord of Jews and Gentiles. The New Covenant’s spiritual worship and Christ’s atonement are universal, opening salvation to all.
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Funeral Sermon for Jacob Jones Janeway

Charles Hodge’s funeral sermon for Rev. Jacob J. Janeway honors his faithful ministry, frames life as warfare between Christ and Satan, and emphasizes deliverance by supernatural conversion.
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The State of the Country (Princeton Review)

1861 essay argues the U.S. is a single moral and geographic nation; it condemns Southern secession as unjust and self-serving, urging fidelity to oaths and union.
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Can God Be Known?

Essay analyzes whether God can be known, surveying pantheistic/transcendental philosophers (Hegel, Schelling, Mansel, Hamilton) and arguing for knowledge of God through revelation.
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The General Assembly 1864 (Princeton Review)

1864 General Assembly (Presbyterian) addressing hymnbook revision, ministerial salary increases and sustentation amid wartime, national prayer, and Book of Discipline reform.
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The General Assembly 1865 (Princeton Review)

1865 General Assembly: creates an Assembly’s Commission of Appeals to handle church appellate jurisdiction and recommends a centralized, temporary agency for freedmen’s education.
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