Theology a Science
Editorial arguing that theology can and should be a science: systematic theology seeks true knowledge of God while practical theology applies it to produce vital, religious effect.
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Theology a Science
Rev. William C. Cattell, D.D., LL.D.
Church news: a major bequest to the China Inland Mission; Student Volunteers and the Salvation Army expand; education projects progress; obituary of Rev. William C. Cattell.
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Influence of Religious Belief upon National Character
An 1845 oration arguing that religious belief profoundly shapes national character and social institutions, using historic examples (Greece, Crusades, Reformation) to show religion’s cohesive political influence.
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Funeral Address Over the Remains of the Late Ira C. Tunison
Funeral address for Ira C. Tunison, a soldier who died in the Mexican War, honoring his sacrifice and urging Christian influence to curb war while commending soldierly virtue.
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Social Dancing Inconsistent with a Christian Profession and Baptismal Vows
Sermon argues social dancing is inconsistent with Christian profession and baptismal vows. It surveys biblical instances of dance and concludes modern social dancing is morally dangerous for Christians.
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Christianity Vindicated from the Charge of Fanaticism
Mid-19th-century essay defending Christianity against the charge of fanaticism, arguing its doctrines accord with natural reason and divine revelation and citing Paul’s defense.
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Church and State
Mid-19th-century essays on preventing war (peace societies, arbitration, disarmament) and a sustained analysis defending the separation of church and state against establishment arguments.
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Pastoral Letter on the Observance of the Sabbath
Minutes of the 1851 Synod of South Carolina, including pastoral letters—notably on observance of the Christian Sabbath—arguing its theological, social, and moral importance.
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Baconianism and the Bible
Discusses Christian economy urging moderation amid rising wealth. Argues Baconian science and Scripture are compatible, claiming Protestantism fostered modern science.
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Mormonism
1853 Southern Presbyterian Review article critiquing Mormonism, Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims, and the Latter-day Saints’ migration, settlement, and polity in Utah.
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The Claims of the English Language
Commencement address urging scholarly cultivation of the English language, arguing it merits study equal to classical tongues and central place in education.
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August 9, 1854 Address Delivered at the Philomathean Hall of Erskine College
Commencement address urging the love of truth and the scholar's inspiration. It defends inquiry, primary intuitions, and reason, showing nature as a revelation warranting study.
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The Antidote of Care
Palmer argues prayer is the antidote to anxious care, directing believers to God’s sovereignty and covenant. Prayer lightens burdens and fosters patient trust.
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A Discourse on the Occasion of the Death of Hon. John Calhoun (1850)
B. M. Palmer’s funeral discourse on John C. Calhoun reads the death as a sign of Divine providence, urging Christian statesmanship, national repentance, and accountability before God.
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Our Historic Mission
1858 address by B. M. Palmer exploring American national character and the philosophy of history. He asks if the U.S. is a ‘historic people’ and outlines four central problems: political, ecclesiastic, intellectual, economic.
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The General Assembly of 1859
Report on the 1859 General Assembly: debate over the Revised Book of Discipline, Presbyterian representation and polity. Includes the opening sermon on “For we walk by faith.”
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The South: Her Peril, and Her Duty
Thanksgiving sermon (Nov 29, 1860) by B. M. Palmer urging the Southern states to regard slavery as a providential trust and to preserve it amid the national crisis.
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