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The Antagonisms Between Hindooism and Christianity

Compares modern Hinduism (Vedanta, pantheism, karma, transmigration) with Christianity, emphasizing clashes over God's nature, personhood, creation, freedom, and the problem of evil.
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Is the Advent Pre-Millennial?

1882 Presbyterian Review article opposing pre-millennialism. Argues Scripture gives no clear declaration of a millennium before Christ's return, examining Matt. 24, Rev. 20, and mission texts.
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Lay Preachers

Reflects on the tabernacle's oneness (Exod. 26) as divine unity, then urges adapting Presbyterian polity for expanding home missions by employing plural elders and organized lay agencies.
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The Foreign Missionary

Argues from the New Testament that 'evangelist' is a permanent church office distinct from pastor, citing Timothy, Barnabas and Ephesians. Urges support for foreign missions.
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Church Organisation in Foreign Missions

Argues missionaries should not become resident pastors; churches in mission fields should be organised immediately with co‑equal native elders to promote self‑government and growth.
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The Exclusiveness of Christianity

Argues for Christianity's exclusive claim and divine revelation, defending the Church's missionary mandate against broad‑church and agnostic views. Critiques Spencer and Bosworth Smith.
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Naturalisation of the Church in Heathen Countries

Argues that mission churches should adopt brief, simple doctrinal and polity standards tailored to local conditions, avoid imposing foreign denominational details, and promote unity.
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Christ’s Coming — Is It Pre-Millennial?

Analyzes whether Scripture teaches a world-wide conversion before Christ's return, contrasting pre- and post-millennial views and citing key texts (Rev 20; Matt 13; Acts 15).
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A Grammar of the Hindi Language

Preface to S.H. Kellogg's revised Hindi grammar (1893): surveys 13 dialects, contrasts Hindi with Urdu, and explains aims to aid civil servants, missionaries, and students.
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The Office of Evangelist

Argues the evangelist is a distinct, permanent New Testament office (Timothy/Titus), vital to missionary work and church government, especially in foreign fields.
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Sermons, Addresses, and Letters

Collection of sermons, addresses, and letters of Rev. Isaac S. Keith with a biographical sketch and funeral sermon—pastoral reflections on affliction, ministry, and Christian duty.
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The Covenanter in Early American History

Argues that Calvinist covenant theology and Presbyterian representative polity—via Covenanters and leaders like Witherspoon—shaped American liberty, education, and institutions.
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A Treatise on Sanctification

Treatise on sanctification defining holiness, its relation to happiness, regeneration, and the Spirit's work. Examines progress, means, and practical growth in holiness.
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The Two Commissions: The Apostolical and the Evangelical

Treatise arguing the visible Church was organized under the Abrahamic covenant, Sinai brought restrictive rites, and Christ institutes two commissions: the Apostolical (provisional) and Evangelical.
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