A Short History of American Presbyterianism: From Its Foundations to the Reunion of 1869 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Short History of American Presbyterianism: From Its Foundations to the Reunion of 1869 Dickinson. It Fails. The Synod of New York. - The Protest not her Act as a Synod. - Inconsistency of Gilbert Tennent. - The Confessions and the College. - Main Cause of Reunion the Standards. - The Reunion Accomplished. - The Leading Survivors. - Excellence of the Plan. - Fitness for another Stage of Militancy. - Probity with the Indians. - Conspicuously Presbyterian Policy. - Corporation of the Widows´ Fund. Beatty and Duffield. - Benevolence and Missions. - Patriotism in the Field. Its early Demonstrations. - Its Enthusiasm at the Frontier; II. The Period from the War of the Revolution to the Adoption of the "Presbyterian Form of Government" (1786), by the Rev. Samuel M. Hopkins, D. D., Hyde Professor of Ecclesiastical History and Church Polity, Auburn Theological Seminary.; I. Religious Condition of the Colonies in 1775. - The Various Denominations Existing. - Baptists and Methodists, Roman Catholics and Quakers. - Episcopacy as Established in the Colonies. - Character of the Missionaries from England. - Persecution of the Presbyterians in Virginia. - Fidelity of the Colonial Episcopal Clergy to the British Government. - Disappearance of Episcopacy after the Declaration of Independence. - Episcopacy and Monarchy. - Case of the Rev. Jacob Duche. - First Prayer in Congress after the Declaration. - Relapse of Mr. Duche; II. Growth of Presbyterianism in America in the Eighteenth Century. - Universal Patriotism of the Presbyterian Clergy. - Presbyterianism and Civil Liberty. - Loyalty of the Colonial Presbyterians to the British Throne. - Pastoral Letter of May, 1775. - The Rev. Samuel Davies on the Death of George II. - Distinction between the Claims of the King and the Parliament. - The Presbyterian Clergy continue to Pray for the King. - The Georgium Sidus. - Dr. John Rodgers and the Patriot Prayer Meeting. - Presbyterian Clergy in the Field. - Dr. John Witherspoon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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