A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (12 vols.)

Publisher:

Presbyterian Board of Publication

, 1842

Overview

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America offers hundreds of tracts from a broad range of perspectives within the nineteenth-century American Presbyterian community. Ministers such as Samuel Miller, William S. Plumer, and Archibald Alexander appear repeatedly throughout these 12 volumes. Other sources include anonymous pastors, parents, teachers, and community members. Covering everything from doctrine on the elect to parenting tips, this collection offers thousands of pages of insights into nineteenth-century Presbyterian beliefs and practices.

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Key Features

• A huge range of topics relevant to Christians of any background
• Insight into nineteenth-century Presbyterian beliefs and teachings
• Perspectives from a diverse pool of contributors

Contributors

• Samuel Miller
• William M. Engles
• Archibald Alexander
• Jonathan Edwards
• William S. Plumer
• T. V. Moore

Product Details

• Title: A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Volumes: 12
• Pages: 3,534

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 1

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 394

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Contents:

• “Presbyterianism the Truly Primitive and Apostolical Constitution of the Church of Christ,” by Rev. Samuel Miller, DD
• “Qualifications and Duties of Ruling Elders in the Presbyterian Church,” by Rev. William M. Engles
• “The Scriptural Doctrine of the Atonement Illustrated and Defended,” by Rev. J. J. Janeway, DD
• “The Doctrine of the Perseverance of the Saints, Illustrated, Proved, and Applied,” by Rev. Sheppard K. Kollock
• “Infant Baptism Scriptural and Reasonable, and Baptism by Sprinkling of Affusion the Most Suitable and Edifying Mode,” by Rev. Samuel Miller, DD
• “The Sinner’s Inability Is No Excuse for His Impenitency,” by Rev. S. G. Winchester
• “The Sabbath at Home,” by Rev. Silas M. Andrews

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 2

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 358

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Contents:

• “A Caution against Prevailing Errors; Being a Conversation between a Presbyterian Pastor and His Parishioner,” by Rev. William M. Engles
• “A Treatise on Justification by Faith,” by Rev. Archibald Alexander, DD
• “The Necessity of Atonement,” by Rev. William Symington
• “The Nature, Extent, and Results of the Atonement,” by Rev. William Symington
• “Christ’s Gracious Invitation to the Labouring and Heavy Laden,” by Rev. Archibald Alexander, DD
• “Claims of the Gospel Ministry to an Adequate Support”
• “The Importance of Doctrinal and Instructive Preaching,” by Rev. S. G. Winchester
• “The Missionary’s Wife; or a Brief Account of Mrs. Loveless, of Madras, the First American Missionary to Foreign Lands,” by Richard Knill
• “A Brief View of the Proper Subjects and True Mode of Christian Baptism,” by Rev. James Wharey

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 3

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 394

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Contents:

• “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” by Rev. Jonathan Edwards
• “The Sin and Danger of Neglecting the Saviour”
• “Grace to the Chief of Sinners,” by Rev. B. Grosvenor, DD
• “The Federal Character of Adam,” by Rev. Willis Lord
• “Christ Precious to All True Believers,” by President Davies
• “The Bible a Revelation from God,” by Rev. Thomas Scott, DD
• “Conversion of the Earl of Rochester”
• “Jesus Christ the Only Foundation,” by President Davies
• “The Foundation Stone,” by Rev. Robert Hall, MA
• “A Brief Exposition and Vindication of the Doctrine of the Divine Decrees,” by Rev. G. W. Musgrave, DD
• “An Apology for Not Joining the Protestant Episcopal Church,” by a Presbyter
• “History of a Church in the South,” by Rev. N. Hoyt, DD
• “The Immediate Choice,” by Rev. Archibald Alexander, DD
• “The Parity of the Ministry,” by Rev. C. C. Cuyler, DD
• “The Refuge of Lies,” by Rev. Archibald Alexander, DD
• “The Sum of Saving Knowledge”
• “An Address to the Head of a Family,” by Rev. P. Doddridge, DD
• “The Evidences of a Gracious State,” by Rev. C. C. Cuyler, DD

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 4

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 358

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Contents:

• “The Anglican Reformation, or the Church of England but Half Reformed”
• “History of the Early Rise of Prelacy,” by Rev. Samuel Miller, DD
• “Permanent Sabbath Documents, or a Plea for the Sabbath Enforced by Facts,” by Rev. Justin Edwards, DD
• “Relative Influence of Presbytery and Prelacy, on Civil and Ecclesiastical Liberty,” by Rev. T. V. Moore
• “The Duty of Prayer for Ministers,” by Rev. W. J. McCord
• “A Plea for Presbyterianism,” by Rev. Robert Davidson, DD
• “A Castaway,” by Rev. R. M. McCheyne
• “Systematic Benevolence,” by Rev. D. V. Smock
• “The Work of the Holy Spirit, on the Hearts of Men,” by Rev. J. S. Armistead
• “The Exclusive Claims of Prelacy Stated and Refuted,” by Rev. B. M. Smith
• “Inattention to Religion Wonderful,” by Rev. W. J. McCord
• “The Gospel Call, or Look and Be Saved”
• “What Is Faith?—A Letter to a Friend”
• “A Refuge from the Storm”

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 5

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 312

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Contents:

• “Experimental Religion a Rational Thing,” by Rev. Jonathan Greenleaf
• “A Traveller’s Hints on Subjects of Practical Importance,” by Rev. William M. Engles, DD
• “Advice to Sinners under Conviction,” by Rev. Samuel Corbyn
• “Certain Rich Men, a Series of Portraits,” by Rev. William M. Engles, DD
• “To an Old Disciple,” by W. S. Plumer, DD
• “Jehovah Our Righteousness,” by George Whitefield
• “Words of Warning”
• “Now!”
• “Luther’s Conversion”
• “Sin Our Enemy, God Our Friend”
• “Anchor of the Soul”
• “Do You Go to the Prayer Meeting”
• “Night, Day-Break, and Clear Day”
• “Who Shall Dwell with Devouring Fire?”
• “Without God”
• “The False Peace and the True”
• “God’s Purpose of Grace”
• “The Sin-Bearer”
• “The Sovereignty of God Explained and Vindicated,” by Daniel Baker, DD
• “A Message from God,” by Rev. W. J. McCord
• “Stop!”
• “To a Young Disciple”
• “William and His Mother, or What Is True Repentance?”
• “Scarcely Saved,” by Rev. W. J. McCord
• “Sin Must Die, or the Soul Must Die,” by W. S. Plumer, DD
• “Thou Must Die—To Die Is Gain”
• “The Standards of the Presbyterian Church, a Faithful Mirror of Bible Truth,” by Daniel Baker, DD
• “The Difference Between Popery and Protestantism in a Letter to an Inquiring Friend,” by “Kirwan” Rev. Nicholas Murray, DD
• “The Western Patriarch, an Authentic Narrative,” by W. S. Plumer, DD
• “Parity Admitted by Prelatists”

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 6

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 162

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Contents:

• “Ruth the Moabitess, or the Power of True Religion,” by Rev. Archibald Alexander, DD
• “Love to an Unseen Saviour,” by Rev. Archibald Alexander, DD
• “The Lord Will Give Grace and Glory,” by W. S. Plumer, DD
• “The Spiritual Office of the Deacon”
• “On Backsliding”
• “The Duty of Family Religious Instruction,” by Rev. J. P. Carter
• “Soliloquy of an Injured Christian”
• “A Word of Counsel to Professors on Moral Honesty”
• “Love Not the World”
• “Sympathy with an Afflicted Christian”
• “How to Use the Bible,” by W. S. Plumer, DD
• “How Sinners Are Accepted”
• “On Union with Christ”
• “The Application of Redemption, or What Is Effectual Calling?” from Dr. Green’s Lectures on the Shorter Catechism
• “On Brotherly Love,” from James’ Christian Professor
• “Come to Jesus,” by Newman Hall, BA
• “It Is I, or the Voice of Jesus in the Storm,” by Newman Hall, BA
• “What Presbyterians Believe,” by Rev. A. G. Fairchild, DD
• “Plain Divinity or a Brief Sketch of the Doctrines of Revelation,” by James McEwen
• “The Young Convert Instructed”

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 7

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 404

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Contents:

• “Letters to the Aged—Extracted from ‘Thoughts on Religious Experience,’” by Rev. Archibald Alexander, DD
• “The Danger of Self-Deception,” from James’ Christian Professor
• “The Dying Professor,” from James’ Christian Professor
• “Communion with God, the Best Succor in the Worst Seasons”
• “What Think Ye of Christ?”
• “A Remarkable Experience, in a Letter to a Friend,” by Rev. A. Fuller, DD
• “The First-Day Sabbath, or the Lord’s-Day the Christian Sabbath”
• “The Sympathy of Jesus”
• “Who Shall Dwell in Heaven?”
• “Comforts and Counsel for the Afflicted”
• “What Shall I Do?”
• “A Plea for Sabbath Afternoon,” by H. A. Boardman
• “Noah’s Carpenters”
• “Are You Holy?”
• “A Question for All, or ‘Lord, Is it I?’”
• “Time Lost”
• “A Dream of the Dying, or the White Ticket and the Strait Gate”
• “A Friendly Letter to a Young Man,” by Rev. W. S. Plumer, DD
• “The New Jerusalem, or the Soul’s Breathing after Her Heavenly Country,” by Rev. David Dickson
• “Salvation by Grace”
• “Are Infants Saved?” by Rev. David M’Conoughy, DD
• “On Family Government,” Rev. W. H. Bulkeley
• “Sins of the Tongue, with Rules and Reasons for Avoiding Them,” by Rev. W. S. Plumer, DD
• “How Stands My Case with God?” by Rev. W. S. Plumer, DD

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 8

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 414

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Contents:

• “The Posture in Prayer, or God to Be Worshiped with the Body as Well as the Mind,” by Rev. Isaac Todd
• “Old Age Anticipated and Realized,” by Rev. Ruben Smith
• “Paul’s Inquiry”
• “Emily J——, or the Danger of Worldly Conformity”
• “The Universalist”
• “Qualifications of a Sabbath-School Teacher,” by Rev. James Hamilton
• “The Day of Judgment,” written for the Board
• “On Worldly Conformity,” by Rev. J. M. Brown
• “What Do You Wish For?”
• “The Value of the Shorter Catechism, as a Text-Book for Sabbath Schools. A Lecture to Sabbath -School Teachers,” by Rev. William Nicholson
• “Uses of a Stormy Sabbath,” by Rev. B. F. Stead
• “The Spirit Quenched and the Soul Lost”
• “Right Soon,” by Rev. S. M. Andrews
• “Scripture Evidences of a Future State,” found among the papers of an aged Christian lady
• “Blessedness and Efficacy of Family Prayer”
• “Do You Pray?” by Rev. J. C. Ryle
• “True Philosophy for the Mechanic”
• “Family Religion,” by Rev. James R. Hughes
• “The Light of the World, or the Character, Office, Resources, and Responsibilities of the Church,” by Rev. Isaac Cochran
• “The Bank Is Closed”
• “The Conversion and Character of Col. William Yeadon,” by Rev. Thomas Smyth, DD
• “The Bible the Basis of Moral Character—A Tract for Young Men,” by Rev. David Elliott, DD
• “The College Student, or How to Promote a Revival of Religion”
• “Shall I Go to the Lord’s Supper? Or the Duty and Privilege of Making a Public Profession of Religion,” by Rev. Jonathan Greenleaf
• “The Cross,” by Rev. J. C. Ryle
• “Infant Membership Secured by the Abrahamic Covenant,” by Rev. N. Hoyt, DD
• “Individual Responsibility,” by Rev. John Leyburn, DD
• “A Friend Indeed”

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 9

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 88

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Contents:

• “Is Your Pastor Supported?” an Address to the Churches Connected with the Synod of Philadelphia
• “Church Attachment and Sectarianism,” by Rev. Samuel Miller, DD
• “The Hearer of Prayer,” extracted from The Mount of Olives by Rev. James Hamilton
• “Devout Mediation, or Think on God’s Name and on All His Works and Ways,” by Rev. W. S. Plumer, DD
• “Campbellism, Its Rise, Progress, Character, and Influence,” by Rev. N. L. Rice, DD
• “Does Your Faith Grow?”
• “A Time to Dance,” by Rev. S. Ramsey Wilson
• “Hints to Christians on a Journey,” by Rev. E. P. Rogers, DD
• “The Glory of Woman Is the Fear of the Lord,” by Rev. Charles Colcock Jones, DD
• “The Exigencies of the Church,” A tract for the times by a New England Pastor
• “The Dying Irish Girl”
• “The Village Carpenter: or, Usefulness in Humble Life,” by a Canadian merchant
• “Christian Views of Foreign Missions,” by Rev. W. W. Phillips, DD
• “Is Jesus the Messiah? A Letter from a Young Jewess to Her Father,” extracted from Memoir of Leila Ada
• “The Aged Believer’s Triumph over the Infirmities of Old Age,” extracted from Romaine’s Triumph of Faith
• “The Great Giver”
• “The Duties of Ruling Elders,” by Rev. C. C. Riggs
• “The Army Surgeon”
• “A Chapter for Sabbath-School Teachers”
• “Watch and Pray”
• “Praise and Thanksgiving,” by Rev. W. S. Plumer, DD
• “Where Are You Going Today? A Question for Sabbath Morning”
• “Hints to Parents,” by a committee of Sabbath-school teachers
• “Dying Experiences: or, Death-Bed Contrasts,” by a Virginia pastor
• “Thoughts on Secret Prayer,” by Rev. W. S. Plumer, DD

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 10

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 388

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Contents:

• “The Pious Artificer,” by a retired officer of the U. S. Army
• “Why Are You Not a Communicant?”
• “A Sabbath Well Spent”
• “Last Hours of E. C. Rowe”
• “Jonah, or the Sleeper Awakened,” by Rev. J. A. Wallace
• “A Wife’s Influence”
• “The Worship of the Presbyterian Church,” by Rev. Samuel Miller, DD
• “Before and after Church”
• “Why Are You Not a Christian,” by Rev. J. N. Lewis
• “O! Don’t Swear”
• “Let Go That Stern-Line”
• “Sons to Be Trained for the Gospel Ministry,” by M. W. Jacobus
• “The Persecuted Wife”
• “Are you on the Lord’s Side?”
• “Pay Your Church Dues”
• “What Can I Do?”
• “Misrepresentations of Calvinism”
• “Will You Have This Christ,” by Rev. W. S. Plumer, DD
• “The Old Man and His Granddaughter,” by Rev. J. H. Evans
• “The Hebrew Inquirer”
• “The Confession of Faith and Shorter Catechism”
• “Hearing, or Hardening”
• “Loss and Gain,” by Rev. W. J. McCord
• “Future Destiny of the Wicked”
• “Christian Forbearance,” by W. P. Carson
• “The Evil of Intemperance”
• “Universalism Renounced”
• “Where’s the Harm?”
• “Do You Love the Sanctuary?”
• “Peace of Mind”
• “The Burning Amazon”

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 11

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 210

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Contents:

• “Turn and Live,” by W. J. McCord
• “The Dungeon and the Ladder”
• “The Triumph of Grace,” by Rev. W. S. Plumer, DD
• “The Nature of Conversion to God, as Exhibited in Christian Experience,” by Rev. G. D. Armstrong, DD
• “The Converted Sailor,” by Rev. Charles J. Jones
• “How Was Jesus Baptized?”
• “Hints to Professors,” a pastoral letter
• “Are Infants Elected?” extracted from The Great Supper by Rev. A. G. Fairchild, DD
• “Ten Reasons for Being Presbyterian”
• “The Thief on the Cross, or the Way of Salvation by Grace, Proved and Illustrated from its Leading Example,” by Rev. E. Wurts
• “The Power and Claims of a Calvinistic Literature,” a sermon on behalf of the assembly’s board of publication by Rev. T. V. Moore, DD
• “Consolation on the Death of Infant Children,” compiled by a bereaved parent
• “The Service of Song, or Some Plain Thoughts on Singing in the Worship of God,” by Rev. W. P. Carson
• “Bread upon the Waters, or a True Story of Lucknow”
• “The German Watchmaker in Sourabaya,” by Mr. E. W. King, of Java
• “With Christ or against Him,” a biographical sketch
• “Grieve Not the Holy Spirit, a Warning to Delaying Sinners,” by Rev. James M. Walker
• “Where Are the Nine?” Luke 17:17, an address to persons recovered from sickness
• “Am I a Soldier?”
• “John’s Baptism Not Christian Baptism,” by C. C. Gould
• “Why I Love My Church,” by Rev. J. H. Bocock
• “The Invalid”
• “The Trinity in Unity,” chiefly extracted from Jones on the Trinity
• “Our Absent Lord”
• “A Cake Not Turned, or The Inconsistent Professor,” by Rev. C. C. Coras
• “Growth in Grace; Its Means and Evidences,” by Rev. S. J. M. Eaton
• “Fields White for the Harvest,” by Rev. R. H. Beattie
• “The Blessedness of Giving,” by Rev. P. D. Gurley, DD
• “A Plea for Sympathy in Behalf of the Ministry, to the Members of the Church,” by Rev. W. S. White, DD
• “The Universalist; a Word in Season,” by M. A. S.
• “The Inevitable Contest”
• “The Soldier’s Hospital”
• “Watch”
• “Do You Intend to Be a Christian?” by Rev. S. S. Potter
• “Plain Speaking”

A Series of Tracts on the Doctrines, Order, and Polity of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, vol. 12

• Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
• Publication Date: 1842
• Pages: 82

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Contents:

• “Sudden Death”
• “The Right Spirit”
• “The Middling Man”
• “Our Own Efforts Failing”
• “God Our Guide”
• “Condemned Already”
• “The Scarlet Line”
• “Outlived Her Usefulness”
• “Justification”
• “Escape”
• “The Faith of Devils”
• “The Christian Sabbath”
• “Call for Volunteers”
• “Gaming and Gambling”
• “Take Heed What Ye Hear”
• “Wine a Mocker”
• “The Vantage Ground”
• “Christian Breastworks”
• “What Are You Living For?”
• “Vacant Places at the Lord’s Table”
• “Is There Hope?”
• “A Temperance Tract”
• “There Is No Passing”
• “Seth Mead”
• “Eating and Drinking Unworthily”
• “A Story of Substitution”
• “Observance of the Sabbath”
• “Looking unto Jesus”
• “Excuses”
• “Calls of God”
• “Early Regeneration of Children”
• “Call to the Sacred Office”
• “How Much Shall I Give?”