American Presbyterianism, its origin and early history: together with an appendix of letters and documents, many of which have recently been discovered.

by Charles Augustus Briggs [1841-1913]

Hardcover, 1885

Call number

BX8936 .B74

Publication

New York: Charles Scribner, 1885.

Physical description

xviii, 373 p.; 21 cm

Notes

CONTENTS:
Chapter I. The Rise of Presbyterianism in Europe.
Chapter II. The Struggle of Presbyterianism for Supremacy in Great Britain.
Chapter III. The Rise of Presbyterianism in America.
Chapter IV. The Presbytery of Philadelphia, 1706-1716.
Chapter V. The Synod of Philadelphia, 1717-1729.
Chapter VI. American Presbyterianism Divided.
Chapter VII. The Several Types of American Presbyterianism.
Chapter VIII. The Synod of New York and Philadelphia, 1758-1775.
Chapter IX. Presbyterianism and the American Revolution.
The Appendix.
—The Book of Discipline of the Elizabethan Presbyterians.
—Archbishop Ussher's Reduction of Episcopacy under the form of Synodical Government.
—Presbyterianism in New England in the seventeenth century.
—John Eliot's Description of New England.
—The New England Company.
—Order for the Reinstatement of Thomas Harrison.
—Matthew Hill's Certificate of Ordination.
—Matthew Hill's Letter to Richard Baxter.
—The Early Life and Training of Francis Makemie.
—Letters of Francis Makemie.
—A Further Account of Benjamin Woodbridge, with his Letter from Portsmouth.
—Ninian Beal's Deed of Land for the Patuxent Church.
—Separation of the Baptists from the Presbyterians in Philadelphia.
—The London General Fund of 1690.
—The Dublin General Fund.
—The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
—Joseph Morgan's Letter of 1718.
—The Puritan Churches of New York at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
—Presbyterianism in South Carolina at the beginning of the eighteenth century.
—Letters of James Anderson.
—Letter of George McNish.
—Letter of George Gillespie.
—Letter of William Steward.
—Letter of Alexander Hucheson.
—Charges against Professor Simson.
—Certificate of the Ordination of Nathan Bassett.
—The Protestation presented to the Synod of Philadelphia in 1741.
—Letter of the Synod of Philadelphia to President Clap.
—Act for a Collection for the College of New Jersey.
—Action of the Church of Scotland for the help of the German Reformed Churches of Philadelphia.
—The Plan of Union, 1758.
—The Collections in Scotland for the poor and distressed Presbyterian ministers in Pennsylvania.
—Correspondence between the Synod of New York and Philadelphia, and the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1770.

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004a089000

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