The Faith That Pleases God
1879 United Presbyterian periodical featuring essays on Christ's second coming and on saving faith, plus editorials, missionary letters, reviews, and church news.
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The Faith That Pleases God
The Unity of the Church
An 1879 Reformed Presbyterian essay arguing the visible church's unity is rooted in Christ—one origin and one head—and rejecting papal or prelatical usurpation of Christ's authority.
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The Church’s Glory
Argues Scripture as the inseparable rule of faith and practice and celebrates the Church as Christ's divinely founded, missioned institution with God's abiding presence.
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Testimony Bearing: A Sermon
Reformed Presbyterian exposition on Revelation: seals, trumpets, vials, judgments, and the church's purity and order, highlighting Christ's redemptive triumph.
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The Resurrection of Christ
The article argues Christ's resurrection crowns His miraculous life, seals the Father's acceptance of His atonement, and guarantees future life. It rejects human-made Easter observance.
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Political Dissent and National Protest
Two 1885 essays: Wylie calls for a genuine revival by the Holy Spirit; Foster urges Reformed Presbyterians to protest a godless constitution and refrain from political participation.
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Foreign Missions
Two essays: 'God's Covenant' outlines covenantal conditions and God's faithfulness. 'Foreign Missions' traces mission history from Abraham to modern societies and calls for renewed support.
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The Sins of God’s People Are Made Blessings to Them
Reports an 1888 evangelistic revival reaching unchurched people through parish and union missions, and argues that God permits sin so His grace is revealed, convicts hearts, and produces holiness.
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The Chinese in the United States
1886 writings on the soul's immortality and a sharp defense of Chinese immigrants, condemning exclusion laws and urging Christian missionary outreach.
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The Sacramental Feast
The Reformed Presbyterian Church’s mission is to proclaim Christ’s lordship through evangelistic work. The sacramental feast (Lord’s Supper) is a divinely appointed, commemorative, nourishing, and fellowship‑forming ordinance.
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Brown on the “Second Advent”
Review of David Brown's 1888 critique of premillennialism: Christ's coming completes the Church, ends ordinances and intercession, and Revelation 20 is read figuratively.
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A Severe Rebuke
Sermon and editorials urging Christians to live unto Christ as life's aim, uphold distinctive church principles, resist compromise, and engage in national moral reform.
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The Bible: Its Study and Use: An Address Delivered Before the Indiana State University
Sermon defending the Bible's divine inspiration, canonicity, and preservation. Argues the Scriptures are adapted to human need, unified across authors/ages, and majestic in truth.
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James Mitchell Foster
1888 historical compendium of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, featuring biographical sketches of ministers, congregations, missions, institutions and portraits.
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Christ the King of Nations: An Address Before Lane Theological Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio, January 7, 1887
Rev. J. M. Foster argues that Christ's mediatorial kingship extends over all nations, grounded in Scripture, law, providence and prophecy, and calls nations to acknowledge His rule.
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The Basis of Moral Reformation
Argues that civil government is ordained by God and laws should flow from Scripture and the Ten Commandments; urges a constitutional amendment to acknowledge God and the Bible.
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Reformation Principles Stated and Applied
A call for a 'Second Reformation' applying Christian principles to American national life: civil government as God's ordinance, Sabbath and temperance reforms, and church-state relations.
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Principles of the Covenanters
Affirms Christ's universal mediatorial dominion and spiritual kingdom, argues church and state are separate yet under Christ, and that nations are morally accountable to Him.
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Christ the King
Argues for constitutional recognition of Christ's mediatorial dominion and the Covenanter vision of a Christian nation. Defends Church–State cooperation under Jesus as King.
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Shall Our Nation Lose Its Sabbath - Then What?
Argues that strict Sabbath observance is a divine mandate and vital to personal health, social order, and national liberty; warns national decline if abandoned.
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