William Dean
Biographical sketch of William Dean, an 18th-century Presbyterian minister active in New Jersey and Pennsylvania during the Great Awakening; ordained 1746, died 1748.
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William Dean
The Gospel Plan: Or, A Systematical Treatise on the Leading Doctrines of Salvation Intended to Encourage Sinners to Believe in Christ
Early-19th-century systematic treatise presenting the gospel: human sinfulness, election, covenant of grace, atonement, justification, and sanctification. Aimed to awaken faith and assure believers.
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The Rev. William C. Davis and the Independent Presbyterian Church of South Carolina
Historical sketches: the Army of the Cumberland and Rev. William C. Davis’s secession. Traces his doctrinal disputes, trial, deposition, and the Independent Presbyterian movement in South Carolina.
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The Life of Mr. Richard Denton
Cotton Mather's Magnalia Christi Americana (1853): an ecclesiastical history of early New England with biographies of Puritan ministers, church planting, and accounts of persecution.
Rev. Richard Denton
Encyclopaedia entry on early American Presbyterianism: biographies of ministers (e.g., Richard Denton), colonial church foundations (Hempstead, Jamaica), and historic church buildings.
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The Two Presbyterian Assemblies of 1889
Account of the 1889 Presbyterian General Assemblies (NY & Chattanooga), debating North–South cooperation, revising the Confession's chapter on God's Eternal Decrees, Freedmen's Board and temperance.
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The Church and the City Problem
Examines urban problems confronting the church—tenements, poverty, immigration, lodging-houses, and moral peril. Urges compassionate, practical ministry and structural reform.
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Pantheism’s Destruction of Boundaries
Kuyper critiques pantheism for erasing distinctions—especially the God/world boundary—arguing this collapse undermines doctrine, thought, and social order.
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Calvinism: The Origin and Safeguard of Our Constitutional Liberties
Kuyper argues Calvinism (Soli Deo Gloria) founded and safeguards constitutional liberty in England, Holland, Switzerland, and America, contrasting it with revolutionary or papal systems.
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Encyclopedia of Sacred Theology: Its Principles
Introduction to Abraham Kuyper's Theological Encyclopedia, defending Calvinist/Reformed principles, the primacy of Scripture, and his influence in church, state, and education.
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Abraham Kuyper’s Stone Lectures on Calvinism
Kuyper's first Stone Lecture traces Calvinism in history, defending it as a comprehensive Christian principle against Modernism and previewing the lecture series.
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The Work of the Holy Spirit
Kuyper's systematic study of the Holy Spirit examines His work in creation, Scripture, incarnation, regeneration, sanctification, the church, and spiritual gifts. A practical, non-polemical exposition.
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Bible Revision and the Psalms
Essay on English Bible revision: methods, difficulties, and proposed changes, with focus on the Psalms and Isaiah and the tension between fidelity to originals and the Authorized Version.
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The Worship of the Reformed Churches
John DeWitt defends the Reformed preference for simplicity in public worship, privileging Scripture, prayer, sacraments and speech over fine art. He cautions that visual art can render worship sensuous.
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Review of Elizabeth L.A. Smith, Henry Boynton Smith: His Life and Work
Article examines the doctrine of Inspiration—distinguishing inspiration from revelation and the genesis of Scripture—and includes a biographical review of Henry Boynton Smith.
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Sensational Preaching
Discusses Martineau's recent-theology address and the permanence of religious literature. Argues against sensational preaching, contrasting oration (to move the will) with drama (to stir feeling).
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A Sermon Commemorative of the Life and Work of the Rev. Henry Augustus Boardman, D.D.
Commemorative sermon (1881) on the life and ministry of Rev. Henry A. Boardman, reflecting on his piety, family background, education, and pastoral influence.
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