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1888-John L. Girardeau (1825-1898)-Girardeau concludes by giving an overview of the several views that are generally held regarding the use of musical instruments in worship together with enforcing his point that it is contrary to the usage of the Presbyterian church to introduce them into the worship of God.
Read More1888-John L. Girardeau (1825-1898)-This is one of the more thorough discussions of the question of the use of musical instruments in the worship of God.
Read More1871-Robert Johnson (1810-1879).-A extremely well reasoned defense of the anti-instrumentalist position in which he engages several well known objections and examines the plausibility of the arguments of those who would introduce these instruments into the worship of God.
Read More1868-W. Robertson.-This pamphlet is the substance of two lectures given in connection with the agitation by some in order to introduce an organ into the worship of God. In 1873, five years after these lectures, the pro-organ party carried the day and an organ was introduced into the worship of Coupland Street United Presbyterian Church, Manchester, England. Mr. Robertson's work is a testimony against this outrage.
Read More1858-Alexander Hislop (1807-1865).-An appendix which discusses the use of musical instruments in the church with an eye toward Jewish usage.
Read More1851-Robert J. Breckinridge (1800-1871).-A Southern Presbyterian decries the use of organs in Presbyterian churches and vows never to speak in a church that has one. He discusses the theological reasons for holding to a strict non-instrumentalist position.
Read More1849-Alexander Blaikie (1804-1885).-This first chapter is a brief overview of the nature and purpose of praise offered to God.
Read More1849-Alexander Blaikie (1804-1885).-This chapter takes up the matter, or substance, of the praises that are to be offered to God. It examines the Psalms and the various substitutes that are often made for them showing the sufficiency of the former and the deficiency of the latter.
Read More1849-Alexander Blaikie (1804-1885).-This chapter examines the manner in which the Psalms are to be sung, without the accompaniment of musical instruments. Blaikie discusses some reasons why and the history of a cappella singing.
Read More1849-Alexander Blaikie (1804-1885).-A lengthy quotation form William Romaine in favor of the postion advocated in this Catechism on Praise.
Read More1849-Alexander Blaikie (1804-1885).-An Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister defends the practice of a cappella psalmody by way of catechetical exercises.
Read More1688-Thomas Wall (fl. 1680-90).-This is a very detailed examination of hair and headcoverings by a non-Conformist Puritan controversialist who was a friend of Henry Ainsworth. Wall does not stop at hair but addresses many things respecting attire.
Read More1659-David Dickson (1583-1663).-Dickson's commentary on this passage shows that the certain usages pertaining to order and decorum in the church are divinely ordered in nature and that these natural signs are to be maintained in the assembly because the church has no custom to cast off nature.
Read More1873-John McAuley.-In this Protest and Declinature, John McAuley explains how the RPCNA ceased to be the Reformed Presbyterian and became something radically different. This suicide of the Covenanter identity within the RP Synod necessitates separation and demands honesty on the part of those who continue to claim to be Covenanters under the umbrella of the “Covenant of 1871.”
Read More1871-Samuel Bowden (1822-1894).-This address, from Reformed Presbyterian minister, gives an example of the warnings proper to the administration of the Lord's supper complete with debarring and inviting of would be communicants.
Read More1829-James Renwick Willson.-A sermon on the duties and responsibilities of the civil authorities with respect to enforcing proper Sabbath observance among Christians. It is notable for its assumption that the magistrate does have an obligation to uphold the whole law of God.
Read More1831-James Renwick Willson.-This sacramental sermon focuses on the doctrine of oaths and vows. It discusses the implications of vows for people in various connections, from members of the church to nations. In this, Mr. Willson has much to say about public social covenanting in church and state.
Read More1832-James Renwick Willson.-In this very short article, written for the American Christian Expositor, Willson tries to explain to the New Lights why they are the ones causing a breach in the Synod by violating Scripture, covenant and church law.
Read More1877-John McAuley.-A short article discussing the desirability and the true methods of seeking unity and peace in the church.
Read More1832-James Renwick Willson.-Two essays: the first, examining the claims of Christ over the nations; and, the second, the application of these claims to the present constitution of the civil government in the United States.
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